#6b6978

Color #6b6978

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6978

RGB

rgb(107, 105, 120)

HSL

hsl(248, 6.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248, 12.5%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 12.5%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(45.06, 4, -8.06)

LCH

lch(45.06, 9, 296.39)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0233, 291.62)

HWB

hwb(248, 41.2%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#767869

Analogous

#696e78

#6b6978

#726978

Triadic

#6b6978

#786b69

#69786b

Split-complementary

#6b6978

#787269

#6e7869

Tetradic

#6b6978

#786976

#767869

#69786b

Square

#6b6978

#78696e

#767869

#697872

Shades

Color #6b6978 mixed toward black.

#595764

#474650

#35343c

#242328

#121114

Tints

Color #6b6978 mixed toward white.

#828090

#9b9aa6

#b4b3bd

#cdccd3

#e6e6e9

Tones

Color #6b6978 mixed toward gray.

#6c6a77

#6d6b75

#6e6d74

#6f6e73

#706f72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.92:1

White text reads better on this background (5.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a75 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#6a6a74 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#6b7271 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6978;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6978]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b6978 (#6b6978) is rgb(107, 105, 120) in RGB.

No, #6b6978 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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