Information about Slate Blue color
Basic facts about this digital color
A confidently colored deep-sea blue, #6A5ACD feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Indigo (#6D5ACF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1) and Purple Sage Bush (#7A5DC7).
The recipe behind #6A5ACD is rgb(106, 90, 205), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #6A5ACD background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.3:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.0:1. The name "Slate Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Slate Blue color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Slate Blue color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Slate Blue color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Slate Blue color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Slate Blue color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Slate Blue color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Slate Blue color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Slate Blue
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#6D5ACF
#665FD1
#7A5DC7
#5A4FCF
#7A58C1
#6050DC
#746CC0
#6241C7
#6A5BB1
#6451E7
#5E5CB2
Slate Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#6A5ACD
- RGB106, 90, 205
- CMYK39, 45, 0, 20
- CSSrgb(106, 90, 205)
- HSL248°, 53%, 58%
- HSL Precise248.348°, 53.488%, 57.843%
- HSV248°, 56%, 80%
- HSB248°, 56%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.416
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.804
- GLSLvec3(0.416, 0.353, 0.804)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.416, 0.353, 0.804, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.416, 0.353, 0.804)
- Percentage of Red in RGB41.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID6A5ACD
- DECIMAL ID6970061
- Name Length10
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- Counting from2025-01-01
