#6b657c

Color #6b657c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b657c

RGB

rgb(107, 101, 124)

HSL

hsl(255.7, 10.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.7, 18.5%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(44.07, 7.34, -11.96)

LCH

lch(44.07, 14.03, 301.54)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.0365, 297.06)

HWB

hwb(255.7, 39.6%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#767c65

Analogous

#656a7c

#6b657c

#76657c

Triadic

#6b657c

#7c6b65

#657c6b

Split-complementary

#6b657c

#7c7665

#6a7c65

Tetradic

#6b657c

#7c6576

#767c65

#657c6b

Square

#6b657c

#7c656a

#767c65

#657c76

Shades

Color #6b657c mixed toward black.

#595467

#474353

#35323e

#242229

#121115

Tints

Color #6b657c mixed toward white.

#827c94

#9b96aa

#b4b0bf

#cdcbd4

#e6e5ea

Tones

Color #6b657c mixed toward gray.

#6c677a

#6d6978

#6e6b76

#6f6d74

#706f72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#686877 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#696976 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#6b7372 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b657c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b657c]

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

#6b657c (#6b657c) is rgb(107, 101, 124) in RGB.

No, #6b657c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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