#6b6586

Color #6b6586

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6586

RGB

rgb(107, 101, 134)

HSL

hsl(250.9, 14%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.9, 24.6%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(44.45, 9.74, -17.4)

LCH

lch(44.45, 19.94, 299.24)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0518, 292.85)

HWB

hwb(250.9, 39.6%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#808665

Analogous

#657086

#6b6586

#7c6586

Triadic

#6b6586

#866b65

#65866b

Split-complementary

#6b6586

#867c65

#708665

Tetradic

#6b6586

#866580

#808665

#65866b

Square

#6b6586

#866570

#808665

#65867c

Shades

Color #6b6586 mixed toward black.

#595470

#474359

#363343

#24222d

#121116

Tints

Color #6b6586 mixed toward white.

#827c9c

#9b97b0

#b4b1c4

#cdcbd8

#e6e5eb

Tones

Color #6b6586 mixed toward gray.

#6d6883

#6f6b81

#706d7e

#72707b

#747378

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68687f · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#69697d · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#6b7978 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6586;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6586]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6b6586 (#6b6586) is rgb(107, 101, 134) in RGB.

No, #6b6586 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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