#6979c0

Color #6979c0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6979c0

RGB

rgb(105, 121, 192)

HSL

hsl(229, 40.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229, 45.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.3%, 37%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(52.38, 13.07, -39.08)

LCH

lch(52.38, 41.21, 288.49)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1102, 273.02)

HWB

hwb(229, 41.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0b069

Analogous

#69a4c0

#6979c0

#8469c0

Triadic

#6979c0

#c06979

#79c069

Split-complementary

#6979c0

#c08469

#a4c069

Tetradic

#6979c0

#b069c0

#c0b069

#79c069

Square

#6979c0

#c069a4

#c0b069

#69c084

Shades

Color #6979c0 mixed toward black.

#495cae

#3b498b

#2c3768

#1d2546

#0f1223

Tints

Color #6979c0 mixed toward white.

#828fca

#9ba6d5

#b4bcdf

#cdd2ea

#e6e9f4

Tones

Color #6979c0 mixed toward gray.

#707db9

#7782b1

#7f87aa

#868ba3

#8d909c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070b2 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#6f6eaf · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#6aa6a3 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6979c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6979c0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#6979c0 (#6979c0) is rgb(105, 121, 192) in RGB.

No, #6979c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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