#6a5b8d

Color #6a5b8d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6a5b8d

RGB

rgb(106, 91, 141)

HSL

hsl(258, 21.6%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 35.5%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 35.5%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(41.95, 17.32, -25.48)

LCH

lch(41.95, 30.81, 304.21)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0795, 297.24)

HWB

hwb(258, 35.7%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8d5b

Analogous

#5b658d

#6a5b8d

#835b8d

Triadic

#6a5b8d

#8d6a5b

#5b8d6a

Split-complementary

#6a5b8d

#8d835b

#658d5b

Tetradic

#6a5b8d

#8d5b7e

#7e8d5b

#5b8d6a

Square

#6a5b8d

#8d5b65

#7e8d5b

#5b8d83

Shades

Color #6a5b8d mixed toward black.

#584c76

#473d5e

#352d47

#231e2f

#120f18

Tints

Color #6a5b8d mixed toward white.

#8172a4

#9a8eb6

#b4abc9

#cdc7db

#e6e3ed

Tones

Color #6a5b8d mixed toward gray.

#6c5f89

#6d6385

#6f6781

#716c7c

#727078

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646483 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#656681 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#697a79 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 19.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a5b8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a5b8d]

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

#6a5b8d (#6a5b8d) is rgb(106, 91, 141) in RGB.

No, #6a5b8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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