#6f6988

Color #6f6988

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 14.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6f6988

RGB

rgb(111, 105, 136)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 12.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 22.8%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 22.8%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(45.99, 9.17, -16.22)

LCH

lch(45.99, 18.63, 299.48)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0484, 293.65)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 41.2%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828869

Analogous

#697388

#6f6988

#7f6988

Triadic

#6f6988

#886f69

#69886f

Split-complementary

#6f6988

#887f69

#738869

Tetradic

#6f6988

#886982

#828869

#69886f

Square

#6f6988

#886973

#828869

#69887f

Shades

Color #6f6988 mixed toward black.

#5d5871

#4a465b

#383544

#25232d

#131217

Tints

Color #6f6988 mixed toward white.

#86819d

#9e9ab1

#b6b3c4

#cfccd8

#e7e6eb

Tones

Color #6f6988 mixed toward gray.

#716c86

#726e83

#747180

#75737e

#77767b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6c81 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#6d6d80 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#6f7c7b · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f6988;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f6988]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#6f6988 (#6f6988) is rgb(111, 105, 136) in RGB.

No, #6f6988 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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