#6879b0

Color #6879b0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.24 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6879b0

RGB

rgb(104, 121, 176)

HSL

hsl(225.8, 31.3%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.8, 40.9%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.9%, 31.3%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(51.55, 8.08, -31.17)

LCH

lch(51.55, 32.2, 284.53)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0871, 270.39)

HWB

hwb(225.8, 40.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09f68

Analogous

#689db0

#6879b0

#7b68b0

Triadic

#6879b0

#b06879

#79b068

Split-complementary

#6879b0

#b07b68

#9db068

Tetradic

#6879b0

#9f68b0

#b09f68

#79b068

Square

#6879b0

#b0689d

#b09f68

#68b07b

Shades

Color #6879b0 mixed toward black.

#506199

#404e7b

#303a5c

#20273d

#10131f

Tints

Color #6879b0 mixed toward white.

#818fbd

#9aa6ca

#b3bcd7

#cdd2e5

#e6e9f2

Tones

Color #6879b0 mixed toward gray.

#6e7caa

#747fa4

#7a839e

#808698

#868992

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070a5 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#6f6da2 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#699b99 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 19

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6879b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6879b0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6879b0 (#6879b0) is rgb(104, 121, 176) in RGB.

No, #6879b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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