#6A5ACD · Slate Blue

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#6A5ACD is a medium, moderately saturated purple color, closest to Slate Blue and near Iris and Royal Blue. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness and 0.17 chroma at hue 286°. Purple suggests creativity, luxury and imagination; deep purples feel premium, light ones feel gentle, which makes #6A5ACD a natural choice for beauty, creative tools and premium products.

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HEX#6A5ACD
RGBrgb(106, 90, 205)
HSLhsl(248, 53%, 58%)
CMYK48, 56, 0, 20
CSS var--slate-blue
Contrast5.31:1 white · 3.96:1 black

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How to use #6A5ACD

White text passes WCAG AA on #6A5ACD (5.31:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #6A5ACD with its analogous neighbors #5B85CD and #A35BCD; for contrast use its complement #BECD5B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--slate-blue: #6A5ACD;

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