Palettes / Colors / #6A67CC

#6A67CC — Muted Blue

#6A67CC is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #6A67CC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#6A67CC is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C9CC66; it also sits naturally between #6696CC and #9C66CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 40% · Blue 80%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6A67CC

.text { color: #6A67CC; }
.background { background-color: #6A67CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6A67CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(106, 103, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 50%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6A67CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(106, 103, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6A67CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(106, 103, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6A67CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6A67CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9CC66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6A67CC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6A67CC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #6A67CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6A67CC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6A67CC?

#6A67CC is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 106, 103, 204). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6A67CC?

#6A67CC is RGB 106, 103, 204 — HSL 242°, 50%, 60% — CMYK 48%, 50%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #6A67CC?

Its complement is #C9CC66; analogous partners are #6696CC and #9C66CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6A67CC for text?

White text on #6A67CC has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.42:1.