Slate blue
#6A5ACD
Slate blue (#6A5ACD) is a medium, moderately saturated blue colour, cool. In RGB it is 106 red, 90 green and 205 blue; in HSL its hue is 248°, its saturation 53% and its lightness 58%. For print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Blue is the most-used colour in brand logos. It reads as trustworthy, calm and capable, which is why banks, tech firms and airlines choose it.
Text on slate blue
White text on slate blue has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and passes AA; black text has 3.96:1 and passes AA for large text only. White text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 5.31:1
Black text · 3.96:1
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Colour palettes with slate blue
Brands with a slate blue logo
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Use slate blue in CSS
.button {
background-color: #6A5ACD;
color: #FFFFFF;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of blue.