#6d5a9f

Color #6d5a9f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6d5a9f

RGB

rgb(109, 90, 159)

HSL

hsl(256.5, 27.7%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.5, 43.4%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(42.86, 23.61, -34.81)

LCH

lch(42.86, 42.06, 304.15)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.1077, 295.04)

HWB

hwb(256.5, 35.3%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9f5a

Analogous

#5a699f

#6d5a9f

#8f5a9f

Triadic

#6d5a9f

#9f6d5a

#5a9f6d

Split-complementary

#6d5a9f

#9f8f5a

#699f5a

Tetradic

#6d5a9f

#9f5a8c

#8c9f5a

#5a9f6d

Square

#6d5a9f

#9f5a69

#8c9f5a

#5a9f8f

Shades

Color #6d5a9f mixed toward black.

#5b4b84

#493c6a

#362d4f

#241e35

#120f1a

Tints

Color #6d5a9f mixed toward white.

#8574b0

#9d90c0

#b6acd0

#cec7e0

#e7e3ef

Tones

Color #6d5a9f mixed toward gray.

#706099

#726593

#756b8e

#777188

#7a7782

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.61:1

White text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#656592 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#66688f · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#6c8784 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d5a9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d5a9f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#6d5a9f (#6d5a9f) is rgb(109, 90, 159) in RGB.

No, #6d5a9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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