#6979bc

Color #6979bc

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6979bc

RGB

rgb(105, 121, 188)

HSL

hsl(228.4, 38.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.4, 44.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.1%, 35.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(52.18, 11.87, -37.09)

LCH

lch(52.18, 38.94, 287.75)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.1044, 272.63)

HWB

hwb(228.4, 41.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcac69

Analogous

#69a3bc

#6979bc

#8369bc

Triadic

#6979bc

#bc6979

#79bc69

Split-complementary

#6979bc

#bc8369

#a3bc69

Tetradic

#6979bc

#ac69bc

#bcac69

#79bc69

Square

#6979bc

#bc69a3

#bcac69

#69bc83

Shades

Color #6979bc mixed toward black.

#4c5ea9

#3c4b87

#2d3865

#1e2544

#0f1322

Tints

Color #6979bc mixed toward white.

#8290c7

#9ba6d2

#b4bcde

#cdd2e9

#e6e9f4

Tones

Color #6979bc mixed toward gray.

#707db5

#7782ae

#7e86a7

#858aa0

#8c8e9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070af · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#6f6eab · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#6aa3a1 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6979bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6979bc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#6979bc (#6979bc) is rgb(105, 121, 188) in RGB.

No, #6979bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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