#6a6872

Color #6a6872

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6872

RGB

rgb(106, 104, 114)

HSL

hsl(252, 4.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 8.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 8.8%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(44.49, 2.89, -5.31)

LCH

lch(44.49, 6.05, 298.56)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0157, 294.93)

HWB

hwb(252, 40.8%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#707268

Analogous

#686b72

#6a6872

#6f6872

Triadic

#6a6872

#726a68

#68726a

Split-complementary

#6a6872

#726f68

#6b7268

Tetradic

#6a6872

#726870

#707268

#68726a

Square

#6a6872

#72686b

#707268

#68726f

Shades

Color #6a6872 mixed toward black.

#58575f

#47454c

#353439

#232326

#121113

Tints

Color #6a6872 mixed toward white.

#82808b

#9b99a2

#b4b3b9

#cdccd1

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #6a6872 mixed toward gray.

#6a6971

#6b6a70

#6b6a6f

#6c6b6f

#6c6c6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696970 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#69696f · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#6a6e6d · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6872;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6872]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6a6872 (#6a6872) is rgb(106, 104, 114) in RGB.

No, #6a6872 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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