#6d7a9e

Color #6d7a9e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6d7a9e

RGB

rgb(109, 122, 158)

HSL

hsl(224.1, 20.2%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.1, 31%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 22.8%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(51.43, 3.95, -20.89)

LCH

lch(51.43, 21.26, 280.71)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.0576, 269.1)

HWB

hwb(224.1, 42.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e916d

Analogous

#6d939e

#6d7a9e

#796d9e

Triadic

#6d7a9e

#9e6d7a

#7a9e6d

Split-complementary

#6d7a9e

#9e796d

#939e6d

Tetradic

#6d7a9e

#916d9e

#9e916d

#7a9e6d

Square

#6d7a9e

#9e6d93

#9e916d

#6d9e79

Shades

Color #6d7a9e mixed toward black.

#596586

#47516b

#353c50

#242836

#12141b

Tints

Color #6d7a9e mixed toward white.

#8590ae

#9ea6be

#b6bdcf

#ced3df

#e7e9ef

Tones

Color #6d7a9e mixed toward gray.

#717c9a

#757e96

#798092

#7d828e

#82848a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737396 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#727194 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#6e908e · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d7a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d7a9e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6d7a9e (#6d7a9e) is rgb(109, 122, 158) in RGB.

No, #6d7a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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