#6a6398

Color #6a6398

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.34 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6398

RGB

rgb(106, 99, 152)

HSL

hsl(247.9, 21.1%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.9, 34.9%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 34.9%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(44.6, 15.3, -27.95)

LCH

lch(44.6, 31.86, 298.7)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.0825, 289.34)

HWB

hwb(247.9, 38.8%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919863

Analogous

#637698

#6a6398

#846398

Triadic

#6a6398

#986a63

#63986a

Split-complementary

#6a6398

#988463

#769863

Tetradic

#6a6398

#986391

#919863

#63986a

Square

#6a6398

#986376

#919863

#639884

Shades

Color #6a6398 mixed toward black.

#58527f

#474265

#35314c

#232133

#121019

Tints

Color #6a6398 mixed toward white.

#827caa

#9b96bb

#b4b1cc

#cdcbdd

#e6e5ee

Tones

Color #6a6398 mixed toward gray.

#6d6794

#706c8f

#74708b

#777586

#7a7982

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67678d · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#67688b · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#6a8482 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6398;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6398]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a6398 (#6a6398) is rgb(106, 99, 152) in RGB.

No, #6a6398 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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