#6b7ead

Color #6b7ead

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6b7ead

RGB

rgb(107, 126, 173)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 28.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 38.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 27.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(53.02, 5.09, -27.15)

LCH

lch(53.02, 27.62, 280.62)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.0756, 267.19)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 42%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad9a6b

Analogous

#6b9fad

#6b7ead

#796bad

Triadic

#6b7ead

#ad6b7e

#7ead6b

Split-complementary

#6b7ead

#ad796b

#9fad6b

Tetradic

#6b7ead

#9a6bad

#ad9a6b

#7ead6b

Square

#6b7ead

#ad6b9f

#ad9a6b

#6bad79

Shades

Color #6b7ead mixed toward black.

#536696

#435278

#323d5a

#21293c

#11141e

Tints

Color #6b7ead mixed toward white.

#8494bb

#9ca9c8

#b5bfd6

#ced4e4

#e6eaf1

Tones

Color #6b7ead mixed toward gray.

#7080a8

#7683a2

#7b859c

#818797

#868a91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7474a3 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#7371a1 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#6c9b99 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b7ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b7ead]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b7ead (#6b7ead) is rgb(107, 126, 173) in RGB.

No, #6b7ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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