#6978c0

Color #6978c0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6978c0

RGB

rgb(105, 120, 192)

HSL

hsl(229.7, 40.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.7, 45.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.3%, 37.5%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(52.11, 13.67, -39.51)

LCH

lch(52.11, 41.81, 289.09)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.1115, 273.6)

HWB

hwb(229.7, 41.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0b169

Analogous

#69a3c0

#6978c0

#8569c0

Triadic

#6978c0

#c06978

#78c069

Split-complementary

#6978c0

#c08569

#a3c069

Tetradic

#6978c0

#b169c0

#c0b169

#78c069

Square

#6978c0

#c069a3

#c0b169

#69c085

Shades

Color #6978c0 mixed toward black.

#495bae

#3b488b

#2c3668

#1d2446

#0f1223

Tints

Color #6978c0 mixed toward white.

#828eca

#9ba5d5

#b4bbdf

#cdd2ea

#e6e8f4

Tones

Color #6978c0 mixed toward gray.

#707db9

#7781b1

#7f86aa

#868ba3

#8d909c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070b2 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#6f6eae · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#6aa6a3 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6978c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6978c0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6978c0 (#6978c0) is rgb(105, 120, 192) in RGB.

No, #6978c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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