#6d688c

Color #6d688c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6d688c

RGB

rgb(109, 104, 140)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 14.8%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 25.7%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 25.7%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(45.7, 10.09, -19.07)

LCH

lch(45.7, 21.57, 297.88)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.056, 290.7)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 40.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878c68

Analogous

#68758c

#6d688c

#7f688c

Triadic

#6d688c

#8c6d68

#688c6d

Split-complementary

#6d688c

#8c7f68

#758c68

Tetradic

#6d688c

#8c6887

#878c68

#688c6d

Square

#6d688c

#8c6875

#878c68

#688c7f

Shades

Color #6d688c mixed toward black.

#5b5775

#49455d

#363446

#24232f

#121117

Tints

Color #6d688c mixed toward white.

#8480a0

#9d99b3

#b5b3c6

#ceccd9

#e6e6ec

Tones

Color #6d688c mixed toward gray.

#6f6b89

#716e86

#737183

#767480

#78777d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b84 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#6b6c83 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#6d7e7d · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d688c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d688c]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6d688c (#6d688c) is rgb(109, 104, 140) in RGB.

No, #6d688c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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