#6b7c9d

Color #6b7c9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6b7c9d

RGB

rgb(107, 124, 157)

HSL

hsl(219.6, 20.3%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.6, 31.8%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.8%, 21%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(51.81, 1.89, -19.74)

LCH

lch(51.81, 19.83, 275.47)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.0548, 263.5)

HWB

hwb(219.6, 42%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d8c6b

Analogous

#6b959d

#6b7c9d

#736b9d

Triadic

#6b7c9d

#9d6b7c

#7c9d6b

Split-complementary

#6b7c9d

#9d736b

#959d6b

Tetradic

#6b7c9d

#8c6b9d

#9d8c6b

#7c9d6b

Square

#6b7c9d

#9d6b95

#9d8c6b

#6b9d73

Shades

Color #6b7c9d mixed toward black.

#586784

#46526a

#353e4f

#232935

#12151a

Tints

Color #6b7c9d mixed toward white.

#8492ad

#9ca8be

#b5bece

#ced3de

#e6e9ef

Tones

Color #6b7c9d mixed toward gray.

#6f7d99

#737f95

#788091

#7c818c

#808388

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737396 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#727094 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#6c908f · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b7c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b7c9d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b7c9d (#6b7c9d) is rgb(107, 124, 157) in RGB.

No, #6b7c9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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