#6f8591

Color #6f8591

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 3.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6f8591

RGB

rgb(111, 133, 145)

HSL

hsl(201.2, 13.4%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.2, 23.4%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 8.3%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(54.24, -5.09, -9.06)

LCH

lch(54.24, 10.39, 240.67)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.0313, 231.74)

HWB

hwb(201.2, 43.5%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#917b6f

Analogous

#6f918c

#6f8591

#6f7491

Triadic

#6f8591

#916f85

#85916f

Split-complementary

#6f8591

#916f74

#918c6f

Tetradic

#6f8591

#7b6f91

#917b6f

#85916f

Square

#6f8591

#8c6f91

#917b6f

#74916f

Shades

Color #6f8591 mixed toward black.

#5c6f79

#4a5961

#374349

#252c30

#121618

Tints

Color #6f8591 mixed toward white.

#8799a3

#9faeb6

#b7c2c8

#cfd6da

#e7ebed

Tones

Color #6f8591 mixed toward gray.

#72848e

#75838b

#788389

#7a8286

#7d8183

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79798e · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#78768e · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#708c8b · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f8591;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f8591]

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Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Blue #add8e6

Frequently asked questions

#6f8591 (#6f8591) is rgb(111, 133, 145) in RGB.

No, #6f8591 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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