#6f5e9c

Color #6f5e9c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.68 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6f5e9c

RGB

rgb(111, 94, 156)

HSL

hsl(256.5, 24.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.5, 39.7%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(43.92, 20.96, -31.34)

LCH

lch(43.92, 37.7, 303.77)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.0969, 295.48)

HWB

hwb(256.5, 36.9%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b9c5e

Analogous

#5e6c9c

#6f5e9c

#8e5e9c

Triadic

#6f5e9c

#9c6f5e

#5e9c6f

Split-complementary

#6f5e9c

#9c8e5e

#6c9c5e

Tetradic

#6f5e9c

#9c5e8b

#8b9c5e

#5e9c6f

Square

#6f5e9c

#9c5e6c

#8b9c5e

#5e9c8e

Shades

Color #6f5e9c mixed toward black.

#5d4e82

#4a3f68

#382f4e

#251f34

#13101a

Tints

Color #6f5e9c mixed toward white.

#8778ae

#9f93be

#b7aece

#cfc9de

#e7e4ef

Tones

Color #6f5e9c mixed toward gray.

#716397

#746892

#766d8c

#787387

#7b7882

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.76:1

White text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686890 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#696a8d · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#6e8683 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6f5e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f5e9c]

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

#6f5e9c (#6f5e9c) is rgb(111, 94, 156) in RGB.

No, #6f5e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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