#6b5e8b

Color #6b5e8b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 23.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6b5e8b

RGB

rgb(107, 94, 139)

HSL

hsl(257.3, 19.3%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.3, 32.4%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 32.4%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(42.76, 15.28, -23.02)

LCH

lch(42.76, 27.63, 303.58)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.0714, 297.07)

HWB

hwb(257.3, 36.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e8b5e

Analogous

#5e688b

#6b5e8b

#825e8b

Triadic

#6b5e8b

#8b6b5e

#5e8b6b

Split-complementary

#6b5e8b

#8b825e

#688b5e

Tetradic

#6b5e8b

#8b5e7e

#7e8b5e

#5e8b6b

Square

#6b5e8b

#8b5e68

#7e8b5e

#5e8b82

Shades

Color #6b5e8b mixed toward black.

#594e74

#473f5d

#362f46

#241f2e

#121017

Tints

Color #6b5e8b mixed toward white.

#8275a2

#9b91b5

#b4acc7

#cdc8da

#e6e3ec

Tones

Color #6b5e8b mixed toward gray.

#6d6287

#6e6684

#706980

#716d7c

#737178

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666682 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#666780 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#6a7a78 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b5e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b5e8b]

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

#6b5e8b (#6b5e8b) is rgb(107, 94, 139) in RGB.

No, #6b5e8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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