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#6A738D

#6a738d ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6a738d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 45.1% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.82% cyan, 18.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 224.57°, with 14.17% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 7.79.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1725

Complementary

  1. #6a738d
  2. #8d846a

Split complementary

  1. #6a738d
  2. #8d726a
  3. #848d6a

Analogous

  1. #6a848d
  2. #6a738d
  3. #726a8d

Triadic

  1. #6a738d
  2. #8d6a73
  3. #738d6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a738d
  2. #846a8d
  3. #8d846a
  4. #738d6a

Square

  1. #6a738d
  2. #8d6a84
  3. #8d846a
  4. #6a8d72

Monochromatic

  1. #282c36
  2. #494f61
  3. #6a738d
  4. #959baf
  5. #c0c4d0

Shades

#6a738d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a738d
  2. #5f687f
  3. #555c71
  4. #4a5163
  5. #404555
  6. #353a47
  7. #2a2e38
  8. #20232a
  9. #15171c
  10. #0b0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a738d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a738d
  2. #798198
  3. #888fa4
  4. #979daf
  5. #a6abbb
  6. #b5b9c6
  7. #c3c7d1
  8. #d2d5dd
  9. #e1e3e8
  10. #f0f1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a738d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a738d
  2. #6c748c
  3. #6e768a
  4. #717789
  5. #737888
  6. #757a87
  7. #777b85
  8. #797c84
  9. #7c7d83
  10. #7e7f81
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70737e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b758e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68728c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61787c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b748e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69728d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #657683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a738d {
  color: #6a738d;
}
Background
.bg-6a738d {
  background-color: #6a738d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6a738d {
  border: 2px solid #6a738d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a738d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 115 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 14% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a738d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a738d, #726a8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a738d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 115 141 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 7.79 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 7.79 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.72 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.72 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.09 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.39 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.77 #958c72 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6a738d  rgb(106, 115, 141)  hsl(225, 14%, 48%)  Slate Gray
#8d846a  rgb(141, 132, 106)  hsl(45, 14%, 48%)  Battleship Gray
#8d6a73  rgb(141, 106, 115)  hsl(345, 14%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#738d6a  rgb(115, 141, 106)  hsl(105, 14%, 48%)  Xanadu