#6D66CC

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Slateblue.

About #6D66CC

When working with digital screens, the color #6D66CC is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 102 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 47% Cyan, 50% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. With a hue angle of 244.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D66CC
RGB109, 102, 204
HSL244.1°, 50.0%, 60.0%
CMYK47%, 50%, 0%, 20%
HSV244.1°, 50.0%, 80.0%
LAB48.4, 29.2, -52.3
XYZ22.0, 17.1, 59.3
Decimal7169740

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.42:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.76:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D66CC; }
.text-color { color: #6D66CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D66CC; }

Similar Colors

Slateblue
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