#6872a0

Color #6872a0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6872a0

RGB

rgb(104, 114, 160)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 22.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 35%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 28.8%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(48.9, 7.75, -25.98)

LCH

lch(48.9, 27.11, 286.61)

OKLCH

oklch(56.2%, 0.0724, 274.44)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 40.8%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a09668

Analogous

#688ea0

#6872a0

#7a68a0

Triadic

#6872a0

#a06872

#72a068

Split-complementary

#6872a0

#a07a68

#8ea068

Tetradic

#6872a0

#9668a0

#a09668

#72a068

Square

#6872a0

#a0688e

#a09668

#68a07a

Shades

Color #6872a0 mixed toward black.

#555e87

#444b6c

#333851

#222636

#11131b

Tints

Color #6872a0 mixed toward white.

#818ab0

#9aa1c0

#b4b9d0

#cdd0df

#e6e8ef

Tones

Color #6872a0 mixed toward gray.

#6d759b

#717897

#767b92

#7b7e8d

#7f8189

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6d96 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#6c6b94 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#698e8d · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6872a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6872a0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6872a0 (#6872a0) is rgb(104, 114, 160) in RGB.

No, #6872a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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