#6a7cb2

Color #6a7cb2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.6 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a7cb2

RGB

rgb(106, 124, 178)

HSL

hsl(225, 31.9%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 40.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(52.61, 7.42, -30.67)

LCH

lch(52.61, 31.55, 283.6)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.0856, 269.6)

HWB

hwb(225, 41.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2a06a

Analogous

#6aa0b2

#6a7cb2

#7c6ab2

Triadic

#6a7cb2

#b26a7c

#7cb26a

Split-complementary

#6a7cb2

#b27c6a

#a0b26a

Tetradic

#6a7cb2

#a06ab2

#b2a06a

#7cb26a

Square

#6a7cb2

#b26aa0

#b2a06a

#6ab27c

Shades

Color #6a7cb2 mixed toward black.

#51639c

#40507d

#303c5e

#20283e

#10141f

Tints

Color #6a7cb2 mixed toward white.

#8392bf

#9ca8cc

#b4bed9

#cdd3e5

#e6e9f2

Tones

Color #6a7cb2 mixed toward gray.

#707fac

#7682a6

#7c85a0

#82889a

#888b94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7272a7 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#7170a4 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#6b9e9b · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a7cb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a7cb2]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a7cb2 (#6a7cb2) is rgb(106, 124, 178) in RGB.

No, #6a7cb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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