#6979c3

Color #6979c3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.65 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6979c3

RGB

rgb(105, 121, 195)

HSL

hsl(229.3, 42.9%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.3, 46.2%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(52.53, 13.97, -40.56)

LCH

lch(52.53, 42.9, 289.01)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.1146, 273.2)

HWB

hwb(229.3, 41.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3b369

Analogous

#69a6c3

#6979c3

#8669c3

Triadic

#6979c3

#c36979

#79c369

Split-complementary

#6979c3

#c38669

#a6c369

Tetradic

#6979c3

#b369c3

#c3b369

#79c369

Square

#6979c3

#c369a6

#c3b369

#69c386

Shades

Color #6979c3 mixed toward black.

#475ab3

#39488f

#2b366b

#1d2447

#0e1224

Tints

Color #6979c3 mixed toward white.

#828fcd

#9ba6d7

#b4bce1

#cdd2eb

#e6e9f5

Tones

Color #6979c3 mixed toward gray.

#707ebb

#7883b4

#7f87ac

#878ca5

#8e919d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070b5 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#6f6eb1 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#6aa8a5 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 22.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6979c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6979c3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6979c3 (#6979c3) is rgb(105, 121, 195) in RGB.

No, #6979c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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