#6a5ebb

Color #6a5ebb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-500 #615fff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5ebb

RGB

rgb(106, 94, 187)

HSL

hsl(247.7, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.7, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(45.16, 28.29, -47.65)

LCH

lch(45.16, 55.42, 300.7)

OKLCH

oklch(53.9%, 0.141, 286.56)

HWB

hwb(247.7, 36.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbb5e

Analogous

#5e81bb

#6a5ebb

#985ebb

Triadic

#6a5ebb

#bb6a5e

#5ebb6a

Split-complementary

#6a5ebb

#bb985e

#81bb5e

Tetradic

#6a5ebb

#bb5eaf

#afbb5e

#5ebb6a

Square

#6a5ebb

#bb5e81

#afbb5e

#5ebb98

Shades

Color #6a5ebb mixed toward black.

#5246a5

#413884

#312a63

#211c42

#100e21

Tints

Color #6a5ebb mixed toward white.

#8379c6

#9c94d2

#b4afdd

#cdc9e8

#e6e4f4

Tones

Color #6a5ebb mixed toward gray.

#7066b3

#756eab

#7b75a4

#817d9c

#878594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6565aa · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#6667a6 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#699c98 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5ebb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5ebb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a5ebb (#6a5ebb) is rgb(106, 94, 187) in RGB.

No, #6a5ebb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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