#6d87ac

Color #6d87ac

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6d87ac

RGB

rgb(109, 135, 172)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 27.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 36.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.6%, 21.5%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(55.64, 0.11, -22.52)

LCH

lch(55.64, 22.52, 270.28)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.0639, 257.25)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 42.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac926d

Analogous

#6da7ac

#6d87ac

#726dac

Triadic

#6d87ac

#ac6d87

#87ac6d

Split-complementary

#6d87ac

#ac726d

#a7ac6d

Tetradic

#6d87ac

#926dac

#ac926d

#87ac6d

Square

#6d87ac

#ac6da7

#ac926d

#6dac72

Shades

Color #6d87ac mixed toward black.

#557095

#445977

#33435a

#222d3c

#11161e

Tints

Color #6d87ac mixed toward white.

#859bba

#9eafc8

#b6c3d5

#ced7e3

#e7ebf1

Tones

Color #6d87ac mixed toward gray.

#7288a7

#7889a1

#7d8a9c

#828b97

#878c92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979a4 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#7876a2 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#6e9d9c · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 14.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d87ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d87ac]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6d87ac (#6d87ac) is rgb(109, 135, 172) in RGB.

No, #6d87ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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