#6c81ad

Color #6c81ad

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6c81ad

RGB

rgb(108, 129, 173)

HSL

hsl(220.6, 28.4%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.6, 37.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(53.93, 3.6, -25.74)

LCH

lch(53.93, 25.99, 277.96)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0718, 264.65)

HWB

hwb(220.6, 42.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad986c

Analogous

#6ca2ad

#6c81ad

#776cad

Triadic

#6c81ad

#ad6c81

#81ad6c

Split-complementary

#6c81ad

#ad776c

#a2ad6c

Tetradic

#6c81ad

#986cad

#ad986c

#81ad6c

Square

#6c81ad

#ad6ca2

#ad986c

#6cad77

Shades

Color #6c81ad mixed toward black.

#546996

#435478

#323f5a

#222a3c

#11151e

Tints

Color #6c81ad mixed toward white.

#8496bb

#9dabc8

#b5c0d6

#ced5e4

#e6eaf1

Tones

Color #6c81ad mixed toward gray.

#7183a8

#7785a2

#7c879d

#828997

#878b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676a4 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#7473a1 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#6d9c9a · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 16.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c81ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c81ad]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c81ad (#6c81ad) is rgb(108, 129, 173) in RGB.

No, #6c81ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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