#6e687b

Color #6e687b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6e687b

RGB

rgb(110, 104, 123)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 8.4%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 15.4%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 15.4%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(45.15, 6.38, -9.72)

LCH

lch(45.15, 11.63, 303.28)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.0302, 299.79)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 40.8%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#757b68

Analogous

#686b7b

#6e687b

#77687b

Triadic

#6e687b

#7b6e68

#687b6e

Split-complementary

#6e687b

#7b7768

#6b7b68

Tetradic

#6e687b

#7b6875

#757b68

#687b6e

Square

#6e687b

#7b686b

#757b68

#687b77

Shades

Color #6e687b mixed toward black.

#5c5767

#494552

#37343e

#252329

#121115

Tints

Color #6e687b mixed toward white.

#857f93

#9e99a9

#b6b2be

#ceccd4

#e7e5e9

Tones

Color #6e687b mixed toward gray.

#6f6a79

#6f6b78

#706d76

#706e75

#717073

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6b77 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#6c6c76 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#6e7372 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e687b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e687b]

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

#6e687b (#6e687b) is rgb(110, 104, 123) in RGB.

No, #6e687b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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