CSS named color

Slate Blue #6A5ACD

Slate Blue is blue. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Slate Blue used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox
5.31:1

On white

AA ✓ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓
Aa The quick brown fox
3.96:1

On black

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Slate Blue — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white
Shadesmixed toward black
Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Slate Blue by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#6A5ACD ≈ Medium Slate Blue #BECD5B ≈ Dark Khaki

Analogous

#5B85CD ≈ Steel Blue #6A5ACD ≈ Medium Slate Blue #A35BCD ≈ Medium Orchid

Triadic

#6A5ACD ≈ Medium Slate Blue #CD6A5B ≈ Indian Red #5BCD6A ≈ Medium Sea Green

Split-complementary

#6A5ACD ≈ Medium Slate Blue #CDA35B ≈ Dark Khaki #85CD5B ≈ Yellow Green

Tetradic

#6A5ACD ≈ Medium Slate Blue #CD5B85 ≈ Pale Violet Red #BECD5B ≈ Dark Khaki #5BCDA3 ≈ Medium Aquamarine

Use Slate Blue in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#6a5acd], border-[#6a5acd].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Slate Blue into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

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Similar named colors

Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE Royal Blue #4169E1 Medium Purple #9370DB Steel Blue #4682B4 Dark Orchid #9932CC Blue Violet #8A2BE2

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