#6b6874

Color #6b6874

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6874

RGB

rgb(107, 104, 116)

HSL

hsl(255, 5.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 10.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(44.64, 3.71, -6.28)

LCH

lch(44.64, 7.29, 300.57)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0189, 297.38)

HWB

hwb(255, 40.8%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#717468

Analogous

#686b74

#6b6874

#716874

Triadic

#6b6874

#746b68

#68746b

Split-complementary

#6b6874

#747168

#6b7468

Tetradic

#6b6874

#746871

#717468

#68746b

Square

#6b6874

#74686b

#717468

#687471

Shades

Color #6b6874 mixed toward black.

#595761

#47454d

#35343a

#242327

#121113

Tints

Color #6b6874 mixed toward white.

#837f8d

#9c99a4

#b4b2ba

#cdccd1

#e6e5e8

Tones

Color #6b6874 mixed toward gray.

#6b6973

#6c6a72

#6c6b71

#6d6c70

#6d6d6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a71 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#6a6a71 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#6b6f6f · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6874;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6874]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6b6874 (#6b6874) is rgb(107, 104, 116) in RGB.

No, #6b6874 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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