#6A5ACDSlate Blue (#6A5ACD) is a mid-tone, saturated purple with an OKLCH hue of 286°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.171. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #6A5ACD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 90, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 53%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48%, 56%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.3 36 -57.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.544 0.171 286) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Slate Blue shifts subtly: leans toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#6f59c1 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#6e5bc9 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward magenta#6a5acd — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6a5ad0 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 5.31:1 and against black 3.96:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#bfbdff · #978ff5 · #6a5acd · #5240aa · #331c7c · #18004a
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#5496e3 · #5e79dc · #6a5acd · #7042a8 · #6d2c81 · #64185b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ee7dd2 · #af79a0 · #6a5acd · #4f419f · #36267b · #3a062f
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d4c915 · #8d8caf · #6a5acd · #4d4882 · #312b5d · #171433
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f4f3e1 · #88889f · #6a5acd · #57574b · #212036 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f3f3e7 · #cbcbbd · #a0a090 · #2a2916 · #090800 · #6a5acd
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#cbfdfc · #96f66a · #9d6cb5 · #6a5acd · #4a614d · #031022
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f6f5cd · #b87d00 · #6a5acd · #306600 · #331f00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee6 · #cc6c3c · #6a5acd · #006649 · #002b1d · #200500
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffeded · #cf636e · #6a5acd · #5e5900 · #002a2a · #050300
#7E74DA · #938DE7 · #A9A6F3 · #C1BFFF · #DADAFF
#5748AF · #463693 · #352577 · #25145C · #160342
#6A61BA · #6B67A6 · #6C6B93
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.