#6d5bab

Color #6d5bab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6d5bab

RGB

rgb(109, 91, 171)

HSL

hsl(253.5, 32.3%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.5, 46.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.3%, 46.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(43.76, 26.3, -40.49)

LCH

lch(43.76, 48.28, 303.01)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.1232, 291.98)

HWB

hwb(253.5, 35.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99ab5b

Analogous

#5b71ab

#6d5bab

#955bab

Triadic

#6d5bab

#ab6d5b

#5bab6d

Split-complementary

#6d5bab

#ab955b

#71ab5b

Tetradic

#6d5bab

#ab5b99

#99ab5b

#5bab6d

Square

#6d5bab

#ab5b71

#99ab5b

#5bab95

Shades

Color #6d5bab mixed toward black.

#5a4a91

#483b74

#362c57

#241e3a

#120f1d

Tints

Color #6d5bab mixed toward white.

#8576b9

#9e92c7

#b6add5

#cec8e3

#e7e4f1

Tones

Color #6d5bab mixed toward gray.

#7162a4

#74689e

#786f97

#7c7690

#7f7c8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.73:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66669c · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#676899 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#6c8f8c · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d5bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d5bab]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6d5bab (#6d5bab) is rgb(109, 91, 171) in RGB.

No, #6d5bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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