#6e5f97

Color #6e5f97

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6e5f97

RGB

rgb(110, 95, 151)

HSL

hsl(256.1, 22.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.1, 37.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 37.1%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(43.85, 18.73, -28.49)

LCH

lch(43.85, 34.1, 303.32)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0878, 295.49)

HWB

hwb(256.1, 37.3%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88975f

Analogous

#5f6c97

#6e5f97

#8a5f97

Triadic

#6e5f97

#976e5f

#5f976e

Split-complementary

#6e5f97

#978a5f

#6c975f

Tetradic

#6e5f97

#975f88

#88975f

#5f976e

Square

#6e5f97

#975f6c

#88975f

#5f978a

Shades

Color #6e5f97 mixed toward black.

#5c4f7e

#493f65

#372f4b

#252032

#121019

Tints

Color #6e5f97 mixed toward white.

#8578aa

#9e93bb

#b6aecc

#cec9dd

#e7e4ee

Tones

Color #6e5f97 mixed toward gray.

#706492

#72688e

#746d89

#777284

#797680

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.75:1

White text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68688c · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#696a89 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#6d8280 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e5f97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e5f97]

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

#6e5f97 (#6e5f97) is rgb(110, 95, 151) in RGB.

No, #6e5f97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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