#6b6873

Color #6b6873

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6873

RGB

rgb(107, 104, 115)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 5%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 9.6%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 9.6%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(44.61, 3.49, -5.73)

LCH

lch(44.61, 6.71, 301.34)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0174, 298.19)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 40.8%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#707368

Analogous

#686a73

#6b6873

#706873

Triadic

#6b6873

#736b68

#68736b

Split-complementary

#6b6873

#737068

#6a7368

Tetradic

#6b6873

#736870

#707368

#68736b

Square

#6b6873

#73686a

#707368

#687370

Shades

Color #6b6873 mixed toward black.

#595760

#47454d

#353439

#242326

#121113

Tints

Color #6b6873 mixed toward white.

#83808c

#9c99a3

#b5b3ba

#cdccd1

#e6e6e8

Tones

Color #6b6873 mixed toward gray.

#6b6972

#6c6a71

#6c6b70

#6d6c6f

#6d6c6e

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

#6a6a70 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#6a6a70 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#6b6e6e · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6873;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6873]

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

#6b6873 (#6b6873) is rgb(107, 104, 115) in RGB.

No, #6b6873 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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