Palettes / Colors / #6E4EEF

#6E4EEF — Vivid Blue

#6E4EEF is a blue color we call Vivid 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 #6E4EEF 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.

#6E4EEF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEEF4E; it also sits naturally between #4E7EEF and #BE4EEF. 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 43% · Green 31% · Blue 94%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6E4EEF

.text { color: #6E4EEF; }
.background { background-color: #6E4EEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E4EEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 78, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 83%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E4EEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 78, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E4EEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 78, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E4EEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E4EEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEF4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E4EEF: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6E4EEF

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 #6E4EEF 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 #6E4EEF 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 #6E4EEF?

#6E4EEF is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 110, 78, 239). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E4EEF?

#6E4EEF is RGB 110, 78, 239 — HSL 252°, 83%, 62% — CMYK 54%, 67%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #6E4EEF?

Its complement is #CEEF4E; analogous partners are #4E7EEF and #BE4EEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E4EEF for text?

White text on #6E4EEF has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.00:1.