#6c6797

Color #6c6797

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6c6797

RGB

rgb(108, 103, 151)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 18.9%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 31.8%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.5%, 31.8%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(45.8, 13.21, -25.46)

LCH

lch(45.8, 28.68, 297.42)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0744, 288.41)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 40.4%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#929767

Analogous

#677a97

#6c6797

#846797

Triadic

#6c6797

#976c67

#67976c

Split-complementary

#6c6797

#978467

#7a9767

Tetradic

#6c6797

#976792

#929767

#67976c

Square

#6c6797

#97677a

#929767

#679784

Shades

Color #6c6797 mixed toward black.

#5a567e

#484565

#36334b

#242232

#121119

Tints

Color #6c6797 mixed toward white.

#8480a8

#9d9aba

#b5b3cb

#ceccdc

#e6e6ee

Tones

Color #6c6797 mixed toward gray.

#6f6b93

#726f8f

#76738b

#797787

#7c7b83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a8d · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#6a6b8b · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#6c8583 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c6797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c6797]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c6797 (#6c6797) is rgb(108, 103, 151) in RGB.

No, #6c6797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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