#6a669e

Color #6a669e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 20.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6a669e

RGB

rgb(106, 102, 158)

HSL

hsl(244.3, 22.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.3, 35.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(45.68, 15.09, -29.81)

LCH

lch(45.68, 33.41, 296.85)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0867, 286.34)

HWB

hwb(244.3, 40%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9e66

Analogous

#667e9e

#6a669e

#86669e

Triadic

#6a669e

#9e6a66

#669e6a

Split-complementary

#6a669e

#9e8666

#7e9e66

Tetradic

#6a669e

#9e669a

#9a9e66

#669e6a

Square

#6a669e

#9e667e

#9a9e66

#669e86

Shades

Color #6a669e mixed toward black.

#585485

#46436a

#353250

#232235

#12111b

Tints

Color #6a669e mixed toward white.

#8380ae

#9c99be

#b5b3cf

#cdccdf

#e6e6ef

Tones

Color #6a669e mixed toward gray.

#6e6b99

#726f95

#767490

#7a798b

#7e7d87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686893 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#696990 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#6a8987 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a669e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a669e]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a669e (#6a669e) is rgb(106, 102, 158) in RGB.

No, #6a669e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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