#6D5FAF

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #6D5FAF

When working with digital screens, the color #6D5FAF is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 95, and 175.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 38% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow, and 31% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D5FAF
RGB109, 95, 175
HSL250.5°, 33.3%, 52.9%
CMYK38%, 46%, 0%, 31%
HSV250.5°, 45.7%, 68.6%
LAB45.0, 25.0, -40.9
XYZ18.1, 14.5, 42.4
Decimal7167919

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.91:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.32:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D5FAF; }
.text-color { color: #6D5FAF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D5FAF; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B