Exploring the Color #6644B5

#6644B5 sits at 258° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 45% saturation and 49% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 102, 68, 181 produces a 6.86:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6644B5 is a clear variant of CSS slate blue — about 33 units away from #6A5ACD. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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