HEX atlas value

#6A5ACD

#6A5ACD is a cool blue HEX color close to Slate Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 106, 90, 205, HSL 248, 53%, 58%, has luminance 0.1478, and belongs to the balanced group.

blue cool balanced

#6A5ACD Sample readable text

HEX #6A5ACD

RGB rgb(106, 90, 205)

HSL hsl(248 53% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(48, 56, 0, 20)

Luminance 0.1478

Contrast Black 3.96:1White 5.31:1

CSS

--color-6a5acd: #6A5ACD;
.background-6a5acd { background-color: #6A5ACD; }
.text-6a5acd { color: #6A5ACD; }

Luminance0.1478

Black text3.96:1AA Fail

White text5.31:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#6A5ACD","rgb":[106,90,205],"hsl":[248,53,58],"cmyk":[48,56,0,20],"luminance":0.1478,"contrast":{"black":3.96,"white":5.31}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.31,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BECD5B","hex":"#BECD5B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.07,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#3E309C","hex":"#3E309C","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.11,"contrastWhite":9.96,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#AAA1E2","hex":"#AAA1E2","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.91,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5944E4","hex":"#5944E4","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.37,"contrastWhite":6.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Iris","hex":"#5A4FCF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.45,"contrastWhite":6.08,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","balanced","balanced blue","Slate Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/6a5acd.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/iris.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/royal-purple.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BECD5B","analogous":["#5B85CD","#A35BCD"],"triadic":["#CD6A5B","#5BCD6A"],"tetradic":["#CD5B85","#BECD5B","#5BCDA3"],"splitComplementary":["#CDA35B","#85CD5B"],"monochromatic":["#AAA1E2","#6A5ACD","#3E309C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#AAA1E2","dark":"#3E309C","saturated":"#5944E4","desaturated":"#7C73B5","pastel":"#C8C3E4","neon":"#6952FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"slate-blue","name":"Slate Blue","hex":"#6A5ACD","distance":0},{"slug":"iris","name":"Iris","hex":"#5A4FCF","distance":19.519221295943137},{"slug":"royal-purple","name":"Royal Purple","hex":"#7851A9","distance":39.66106403010388},{"slug":"medium-slate-blue","name":"Medium Slate Blue","hex":"#7B68EE","distance":39.67366884975475},{"slug":"tanzanite","name":"Tanzanite","hex":"#4D5DAB","distance":44.78839135311738}]

HEX meaning and use

About #6A5ACD

#6A5ACD is classified as a cool blue value with balanced visual character. #6A5ACD is visually closest to Slate Blue, a named blue color with HEX #6A5ACD.

The RGB channels are 106, 90, and 205, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 248deg with 53% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and calm digital interfaces. Its luminance is 0.1478, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.96:1AA Fail

White text5.31:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #6A5ACD needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.96:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.31:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#BECD5B#000000 text · best 12.07:1#BECD5B

#3E309C#FFFFFF text · best 9.96:1#3E309C

#AAA1E2#000000 text · best 8.91:1#AAA1E2

#5944E4#FFFFFF text · best 6.23:1#5944E4

Iris#FFFFFF text · best 6.08:1#5A4FCF

Generated Palette

Slate Blue#6A5ACD

#BECD5B#BECD5B

#5B85CD#5B85CD

#A35BCD#A35BCD

#AAA1E2#AAA1E2

#3E309C#3E309C

Color Harmonies

#BECD5B#BECD5B

#5B85CD#5B85CD

#A35BCD#A35BCD

#CD6A5B#CD6A5B

#5BCD6A#5BCD6A

Variants

#AAA1E2#AAA1E2

#3E309C#3E309C

#5944E4#5944E4

#7C73B5#7C73B5

#C8C3E4#C8C3E4

#6952FF#6952FF

Nearest Named Colors

Slate Blue#6A5ACD

Iris#5A4FCF

Royal Purple#7851A9

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EE

Tanzanite#4D5DAB

#6A5ACD

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #6A5ACD

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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