Palettes / Colors / #6B60CD

#6B60CD — Muted Blue

#6B60CD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#6B60CD 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 #C2CD60; it also sits naturally between #608CCD and #A160CD. 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 38% · Blue 80%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 53% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6B60CD

.text { color: #6B60CD; }
.background { background-color: #6B60CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6B60CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(107, 96, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 52%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6B60CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(107, 96, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6B60CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(107, 96, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6B60CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6B60CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2CD60:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6B60CD: #FFFFFF.

How #6B60CD 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 #6B60CD 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

← #6B60CC  ·  #6B60CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6B60CD?

#6B60CD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 107, 96, 205). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6B60CD?

#6B60CD is RGB 107, 96, 205 — HSL 246°, 52%, 59% — CMYK 48%, 53%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #6B60CD?

Its complement is #C2CD60; analogous partners are #608CCD and #A160CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6B60CD for text?

White text on #6B60CD has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.18:1.