#6d6c86

Color #6d6c86

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6d6c86

RGB

rgb(109, 108, 134)

HSL

hsl(242.3, 10.7%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.3, 19.4%, 52.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 19.4%, 0%, 47.5%)

LAB

lab(46.57, 6.19, -14.15)

LCH

lch(46.57, 15.44, 293.63)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0403, 286.73)

HWB

hwb(242.3, 42.4%, 47.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85866c

Analogous

#6c7886

#6d6c86

#7a6c86

Triadic

#6d6c86

#866d6c

#6c866d

Split-complementary

#6d6c86

#867a6c

#78866c

Tetradic

#6d6c86

#866c85

#85866c

#6c866d

Square

#6d6c86

#866c78

#85866c

#6c867a

Shades

Color #6d6c86 mixed toward black.

#5b5a70

#494859

#373643

#24242d

#121216

Tints

Color #6d6c86 mixed toward white.

#84849b

#9d9caf

#b5b5c3

#ceced7

#e6e6eb

Tones

Color #6d6c86 mixed toward gray.

#6f6e84

#717082

#737380

#75757d

#77777b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.14:1

White text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d80 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#6d6d7f · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#6d7c7b · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d6c86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d6c86]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#6d6c86 (#6d6c86) is rgb(109, 108, 134) in RGB.

No, #6d6c86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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