#6e697a

Color #6e697a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6e697a

RGB

rgb(110, 105, 122)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 7.5%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 13.9%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 13.9%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(45.39, 5.55, -8.74)

LCH

lch(45.39, 10.35, 302.42)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.0269, 298.85)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 41.2%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#757a69

Analogous

#696c7a

#6e697a

#76697a

Triadic

#6e697a

#7a6e69

#697a6e

Split-complementary

#6e697a

#7a7669

#6c7a69

Tetradic

#6e697a

#7a6975

#757a69

#697a6e

Square

#6e697a

#7a696c

#757a69

#697a76

Shades

Color #6e697a mixed toward black.

#5c5766

#494651

#37343d

#252329

#121114

Tints

Color #6e697a mixed toward white.

#858092

#9e9aa8

#b6b3be

#ceccd3

#e7e6e9

Tones

Color #6e697a mixed toward gray.

#6f6a79

#6f6c77

#706d76

#706f74

#717073

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.96:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c76 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#6c6d75 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#6e7372 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e697a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e697a]

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

#6e697a (#6e697a) is rgb(110, 105, 122) in RGB.

No, #6e697a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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