#6a5c9c

Color #6a5c9c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5c9c

RGB

rgb(106, 92, 156)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 25.8%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 41%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.1%, 41%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(42.94, 20.69, -32.92)

LCH

lch(42.94, 38.88, 302.15)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0999, 292.61)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 36.1%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9c5c

Analogous

#5c6e9c

#6a5c9c

#8a5c9c

Triadic

#6a5c9c

#9c6a5c

#5c9c6a

Split-complementary

#6a5c9c

#9c8a5c

#6e9c5c

Tetradic

#6a5c9c

#9c5c8e

#8e9c5c

#5c9c6a

Square

#6a5c9c

#9c5c6e

#8e9c5c

#5c9c8a

Shades

Color #6a5c9c mixed toward black.

#584d82

#473d68

#352e4e

#231f34

#120f1a

Tints

Color #6a5c9c mixed toward white.

#8276ae

#9b91be

#b4adce

#cdc8df

#e6e4ef

Tones

Color #6a5c9c mixed toward gray.

#6d6197

#706791

#736c8c

#767187

#797781

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.62:1

White text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646490 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#65668d · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#698583 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5c9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5c9c]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6a5c9c (#6a5c9c) is rgb(106, 92, 156) in RGB.

No, #6a5c9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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