#6985a3

Color #6985a3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6985a3

RGB

rgb(105, 133, 163)

HSL

hsl(211, 24%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211, 35.6%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.6%, 18.4%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(54.47, -2.34, -19.15)

LCH

lch(54.47, 19.29, 263.03)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.056, 250.5)

HWB

hwb(211, 41.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a38769

Analogous

#69a2a3

#6985a3

#6a69a3

Triadic

#6985a3

#a36985

#85a369

Split-complementary

#6985a3

#a36a69

#a2a369

Tetradic

#6985a3

#8769a3

#a38769

#85a369

Square

#6985a3

#a369a2

#a38769

#69a36a

Shades

Color #6985a3 mixed toward black.

#556f8a

#44596f

#334253

#222c37

#11161c

Tints

Color #6985a3 mixed toward white.

#8299b2

#9baec2

#b4c2d1

#cdd6e0

#e6ebf0

Tones

Color #6985a3 mixed toward gray.

#6e859e

#728599

#778594

#7c8690

#81868b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76769c · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#74729b · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#6b9796 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6985a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6985a3]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6985a3 (#6985a3) is rgb(105, 133, 163) in RGB.

No, #6985a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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