#6b7bad

Color #6b7bad

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6b7bad

RGB

rgb(107, 123, 173)

HSL

hsl(225.5, 28.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.5, 38.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 28.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(52.18, 6.87, -28.44)

LCH

lch(52.18, 29.26, 283.58)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0792, 270.22)

HWB

hwb(225.5, 42%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9d6b

Analogous

#6b9cad

#6b7bad

#7c6bad

Triadic

#6b7bad

#ad6b7b

#7bad6b

Split-complementary

#6b7bad

#ad7c6b

#9cad6b

Tetradic

#6b7bad

#9d6bad

#ad9d6b

#7bad6b

Square

#6b7bad

#ad6b9c

#ad9d6b

#6bad7c

Shades

Color #6b7bad mixed toward black.

#536396

#434f78

#323c5a

#21283c

#11141e

Tints

Color #6b7bad mixed toward white.

#8491bb

#9ca7c8

#b5bdd6

#ced3e4

#e6e9f1

Tones

Color #6b7bad mixed toward gray.

#707ea8

#7681a2

#7b839c

#818697

#868991

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7272a3 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#7170a0 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#6c9a98 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b7bad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b7bad]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b7bad (#6b7bad) is rgb(107, 123, 173) in RGB.

No, #6b7bad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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