#6d7aae

Color #6d7aae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6d7aae

RGB

rgb(109, 122, 174)

HSL

hsl(228, 28.6%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 37.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.4%, 29.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(52.09, 8.31, -29.15)

LCH

lch(52.09, 30.31, 285.91)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0813, 272.89)

HWB

hwb(228, 42.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aea16d

Analogous

#6d9bae

#6d7aae

#816dae

Triadic

#6d7aae

#ae6d7a

#7aae6d

Split-complementary

#6d7aae

#ae816d

#9bae6d

Tetradic

#6d7aae

#a16dae

#aea16d

#7aae6d

Square

#6d7aae

#ae6d9b

#aea16d

#6dae81

Shades

Color #6d7aae mixed toward black.

#546298

#434e79

#333b5b

#22273d

#11141e

Tints

Color #6d7aae mixed toward white.

#8590bb

#9ea6c9

#b6bdd6

#ced3e4

#e7e9f1

Tones

Color #6d7aae mixed toward gray.

#727da9

#7881a3

#7d849e

#838798

#888a93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7373a3 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#7271a1 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#6e9a98 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d7aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d7aae]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#6d7aae (#6d7aae) is rgb(109, 122, 174) in RGB.

No, #6d7aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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