Slate Blue Color

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Color Name

Slate Blue

Hex Color Code

#6A5ACD

RGB Color Code

RGB(106, 90, 205)

CMYK Values*

48.3%, 56.1%, 0.0%, 19.6%

Color Family (Hue)

Blue

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What color is Slate Blue?

Slate Blue color belongs to the Blue color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Slate Blue is #6A5ACD, and the RGB color code is RGB(106, 90, 205).

In the RGB color model, Slate Blue has a red value of 106, a green value of 90, and a blue value of 205. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 48.3% cyan, 56.1% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 19.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 248.3° (degrees), 53.5 % saturation, and 57.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Slate Blue has a hue of 248.3° (degrees), 56.1 % saturation and 80.4 % brightness/value.

Slate Blue is cool or warm?

The color Slate Blue is a cool color.

What is the LRV of Slate Blue? (For interior and product design)

Slate Blue has an LRV of nearly 14.8. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Slate Blue

LRV 14.8

Light Color

Compare LRV 14.8 of Slate Blue with dark and light color

Is Slate Blue Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Slate Blue meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Slate Blue color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #6A5ACD

Hex triplet: #6A5ACD
Red: 6A
Green: 5A
Blue: CD

RGBA / RGB rgb(106, 90, 205)

Red: 106 (41.6%)
Green: 90 (35.3%)
Blue: 205 (80.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 48.29%
Magenta: 56.10%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 19.61%

HSL hsl(248.35deg, 53.5 %, 57.8 %)

Hue: 248.35°
Saturation: 53.49 %
Lightness: 57.84 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 248.35°
Saturation: 56.10 %
Brightness / Value: 80.39 %

RYB ryb(49, 39, 136)

Red: 49 (19.4%)
Yellow: 39 (15.2%)
Blue: 136 (53.4%)

HWB

Hue: 248.35°
Whiteness: 35.29 %
Blackness: 19.61 %

CMY

Cyan: 58.43%
Magenta: 64.71%
Yellow: 19.61%

XYZ

X: 20.62
Y: 14.78
Z: 59.52

YXY

Y1: 14.78
X: 0.22
Y2: 0.16

CIE-Lab

L: 45.34
A: 36.05
B: -57.78

CIE-Lch

L: 45.34
C: 68.1
H: 301.96

CIE-Luv

L: 45.34
U: -1.13
V: -89.73

Hunter-Lab

L: 38.45
A: 28.43
B: -64.87

Other

LRV: ~ 14.8 %
Munsell Color System: 9.2PB 4.4/14

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Slate Blue

These are the named colors closest to Slate Blue , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#6A5ACD Color Slate Blue

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#6050DC Color Majorelle Blue

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#5A4FCF Color Iris

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#7B68EE Color Medium Slate Blue

92.90% match | ΔE 7.10

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Slate Blue to Pantone PMS

#685BC7 Color PANTONE 2725 C

98.97% match | ΔE 1.03

#7D55C7 Color PANTONE 2665 C

95.67% match | ΔE 4.33

#6558B1 Color PANTONE 2102 C

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#825DC7 Color PANTONE 2088 C

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

Pantone TCX

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Slate Blue to Pantone TCX

#6667AB Color PANTONE 17-3938 TCX - Very Peri

92.49% match | ΔE 7.51

Paint similar to Slate Blue

These are the real paint colors closest to Slate Blue from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Slate Blue once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Slate Blue to Dunn-Edwards

#5D66AA Color Bellflower (DE 5908)

92.17% match | ΔE 7.83

#665D9E Color Mardi Gras (DE 5943)

91.66% match | ΔE 8.34

#4664A5 Color Starstruck (DE 5894)

89.31% match | ΔE 10.69

#536A79 Color Turbulent Sea (DE 5803)

89.03% match | ΔE 10.97

PPG Paints

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Slate Blue to PPG Paints

#5868AE Color Blue Calico (PPG1246-7)

91.67% match | ΔE 8.33

#445397 Color Crushed Velvet (PPG1245-7)

89.28% match | ΔE 10.72

#5C707E Color Hatteras Gray (PPG10-10)

89.04% match | ΔE 10.96

#6274AB Color King's Robe (PPG1245-6)

88.97% match | ΔE 11.03

Behr

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Slate Blue to Behr

#5D6098 Color Wizard'S Potion (P550-6)

90.28% match | ΔE 9.72

#6373B4 Color Wild Pansy (P540-6)

89.96% match | ΔE 10.04

#6C5D97 Color Just A Fairytale (P560-6)

89.71% match | ΔE 10.29

#58728A Color Arrowhead Lake (PPU14-01)

89.02% match | ΔE 10.98

Valspar

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Slate Blue to Valspar

#4B5795 Color Purple Frenzy (4004-10C)

89.58% match | ΔE 10.42

#4C5192 Color Blue Ember (8001-47F)

89.32% match | ΔE 10.68

#576F85 Color Thundering Clouds (4005-4B)

89.21% match | ΔE 10.79

#5A7589 Color Providence (8003-44F)

88.93% match | ΔE 11.07

Sherwin Williams

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Slate Blue to Sherwin Williams

#6572A5 Color Gentian (SW 6817)

89.00% match | ΔE 11.00

#506B84 Color Denim (SW 6523)

88.96% match | ΔE 11.04

#5D6F7F Color Distance (SW 6243)

88.82% match | ΔE 11.18

#4C6B8A Color Revel Blue (SW 6530)

88.41% match | ΔE 11.59

Benjamin Moore

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Slate Blue to Benjamin Moore

#53618F Color Fancy Pants (CSP-525)

88.63% match | ΔE 11.37

#4E4E8C Color Scandinavian Blue (2068-30)

88.43% match | ΔE 11.57

#537284 Color Mozart Blue (1665)

88.36% match | ΔE 11.64

#5B6D92 Color Blue Nova (825)

88.32% match | ΔE 11.68

Farrow & Ball

Slate Blue color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Slate Blue to Farrow & Ball

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

86.76% match | ΔE 13.24

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

84.74% match | ΔE 15.26

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

83.27% match | ΔE 16.73

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

82.37% match | ΔE 17.63

Color Combinations

View more Slate Blue - #6A5ACD color palettes and coordinating colors

2C216D

3B2D94

4B39BB

6A5ACD

8D81D9

B1A8E5

D4CFF1

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

5ABDCD

5A83CD

6A5ACD

A35ACD

CD5ABD

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

6A5ACD

CD6A5A

5ACD6A

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

6A5ACD

CD5A83

BDCD5A

5ACDA3

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

6A5ACD

786AD2

877BD7

968BDC

A59CE1

B4ACE6

C3BDEB

D2CDF0

E1DEF5

F0EEFA

FFFFFF

Slate Blue - #6A5ACD Tints

6A5ACD

5F51B8

5448A4

4A3F8F

3F367B

352D66

2A2351

1F1B3D

151229

0A0914

000000

Slate Blue - #6A5ACD Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#6A5ACD

Slate Blue

#BDCD5A

June Bud*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Slate Blue - #6A5ACD?

Color that best contrast with Slate Blue - #6A5ACD is #BDCD5A, color name is June Bud*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.