Palettes / Colors / #6F5DFD

#6F5DFD — Light Vivid Blue

#6F5DFD is a blue color we call Light 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 #6F5DFD 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.

#6F5DFD 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 #EBFD5D; it also sits naturally between #5D9BFD and #C05DFD. 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 44% · Green 36% · Blue 99%

Cyan 56% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6F5DFD

.text { color: #6F5DFD; }
.background { background-color: #6F5DFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6F5DFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(111, 93, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 98%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6F5DFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(111, 93, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6F5DFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(111, 93, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6F5DFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6F5DFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFD5D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6F5DFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6F5DFD

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 #6F5DFD 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 #6F5DFD 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 #6F5DFD?

#6F5DFD is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 111, 93, 253). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6F5DFD?

#6F5DFD is RGB 111, 93, 253 — HSL 247°, 98%, 68% — CMYK 56%, 63%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #6F5DFD?

Its complement is #EBFD5D; analogous partners are #5D9BFD and #C05DFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6F5DFD for text?

Black text on #6F5DFD has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.51:1.