#6b6888

Color #6b6888

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6b6888

RGB

rgb(107, 104, 136)

HSL

hsl(245.6, 13.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.6, 23.5%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 23.5%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(45.36, 8.41, -17.21)

LCH

lch(45.36, 19.15, 296.04)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.0499, 288.83)

HWB

hwb(245.6, 40.8%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#858868

Analogous

#687588

#6b6888

#7b6888

Triadic

#6b6888

#886b68

#68886b

Split-complementary

#6b6888

#887b68

#758868

Tetradic

#6b6888

#886885

#858868

#68886b

Square

#6b6888

#886875

#858868

#68887b

Shades

Color #6b6888 mixed toward black.

#595771

#47455b

#363444

#24232d

#121117

Tints

Color #6b6888 mixed toward white.

#82809e

#9b99b1

#b4b3c5

#cdccd8

#e6e6ec

Tones

Color #6b6888 mixed toward gray.

#6d6b85

#6f6d83

#727080

#74737d

#76757b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.96:1

White text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a81 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#6a6a7f · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#6b7b7a · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b6888;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b6888]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b6888 (#6b6888) is rgb(107, 104, 136) in RGB.

No, #6b6888 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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