#6a6871

Color #6a6871

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.45 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6a6871

RGB

rgb(106, 104, 113)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 4.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 8%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 8%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(44.46, 2.67, -4.75)

LCH

lch(44.46, 5.45, 299.34)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.0141, 296.02)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 40.8%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7168

Analogous

#686a71

#6a6871

#6e6871

Triadic

#6a6871

#716a68

#68716a

Split-complementary

#6a6871

#716e68

#6a7168

Tetradic

#6a6871

#71686f

#6f7168

#68716a

Square

#6a6871

#71686a

#6f7168

#68716e

Shades

Color #6a6871 mixed toward black.

#58575e

#47454b

#353438

#232326

#121113

Tints

Color #6a6871 mixed toward white.

#82808a

#9b99a1

#b4b3b9

#cdccd0

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #6a6871 mixed toward gray.

#6a6970

#6b696f

#6b6a6f

#6c6b6e

#6c6c6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White 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

#69696f · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#69696e · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#6a6d6d · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a6871;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a6871]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6a6871 (#6a6871) is rgb(106, 104, 113) in RGB.

No, #6a6871 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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