#6a6685

Color #6a6685

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6685

RGB

rgb(106, 102, 133)

HSL

hsl(247.7, 13.2%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.7, 23.3%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 23.3%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(44.6, 8.54, -16.58)

LCH

lch(44.6, 18.65, 297.25)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.0485, 290.53)

HWB

hwb(247.7, 40%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#818566

Analogous

#667285

#6a6685

#7a6685

Triadic

#6a6685

#856a66

#66856a

Split-complementary

#6a6685

#857a66

#728566

Tetradic

#6a6685

#856681

#818566

#66856a

Square

#6a6685

#856672

#818566

#66857a

Shades

Color #6a6685 mixed toward black.

#58556f

#474459

#353343

#23222c

#121116

Tints

Color #6a6685 mixed toward white.

#817d9c

#9a97af

#b4b1c3

#cdcbd7

#e6e5eb

Tones

Color #6a6685 mixed toward gray.

#6c6982

#6e6b80

#706e7d

#72707b

#747378

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68687e · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#69697d · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#6a7978 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6685;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6685]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a6685 (#6a6685) is rgb(106, 102, 133) in RGB.

No, #6a6685 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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