#6a7dbc

Color #6a7dbc

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a7dbc

RGB

rgb(106, 125, 188)

HSL

hsl(226.1, 38%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.1, 43.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.6%, 33.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(53.34, 9.73, -35.27)

LCH

lch(53.34, 36.59, 285.42)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0989, 270.46)

HWB

hwb(226.1, 41.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca96a

Analogous

#6aa6bc

#6a7dbc

#806abc

Triadic

#6a7dbc

#bc6a7d

#7dbc6a

Split-complementary

#6a7dbc

#bc806a

#a6bc6a

Tetradic

#6a7dbc

#a96abc

#bca96a

#7dbc6a

Square

#6a7dbc

#bc6aa6

#bca96a

#6abc80

Shades

Color #6a7dbc mixed toward black.

#4c61a9

#3d4e87

#2e3a65

#1e2744

#0f1322

Tints

Color #6a7dbc mixed toward white.

#8393c7

#9ca8d2

#b4bedd

#cdd4e9

#e6e9f4

Tones

Color #6a7dbc mixed toward gray.

#7181b5

#7784ae

#7e88a7

#858ca1

#8c8f9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7373af · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#7270ac · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#6ba5a2 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a7dbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a7dbc]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a7dbc (#6a7dbc) is rgb(106, 125, 188) in RGB.

No, #6a7dbc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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