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#6A7793

#6a7793 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6a7793 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 46.67% green and 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.89% cyan, 19.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 220.98°, with 16.21% saturation and 49.61% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #6a7793
  2. #93866a

Split complementary

  1. #6a7793
  2. #93726a
  3. #8c936a

Analogous

  1. #6a8c93
  2. #6a7793
  3. #726a93

Triadic

  1. #6a7793
  2. #936a77
  3. #77936a

Tetradic

  1. #6a7793
  2. #866a93
  3. #93866a
  4. #77936a

Square

  1. #6a7793
  2. #936a8c
  3. #93866a
  4. #6a9372

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2f3a
  2. #4a5367
  3. #6a7793
  4. #969fb3
  5. #c3c8d3

Shades

#6a7793 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a7793
  2. #5f6b84
  3. #555f76
  4. #4a5367
  5. #404758
  6. #353c4a
  7. #2a303b
  8. #20242c
  9. #15181d
  10. #0b0c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a7793 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a7793
  2. #79859e
  3. #8892a9
  4. #97a0b3
  5. #a6adbe
  6. #b5bbc9
  7. #c3c9d4
  8. #d2d6df
  9. #e1e4e9
  10. #f0f1f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a7793 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a7793
  2. #6c7891
  3. #6e798f
  4. #717a8d
  5. #737b8b
  6. #757c8a
  7. #777c88
  8. #797d86
  9. #7c7e84
  10. #7e7f82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #727783 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e7994 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a7592 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5f7d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d7894 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a7693 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #647a88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a7793 {
  color: #6a7793;
}
Background
.bg-6a7793 {
  background-color: #6a7793;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a7793 {
  border: 2px solid #6a7793;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a7793;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 119 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 16% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a7793 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a7793, #726a93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a7793 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 119 147 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.64 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.64 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 8.27 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 8.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.40 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.68 #95886c Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#6a7793  rgb(106, 119, 147)  hsl(221, 16%, 50%)  Slate Gray
#93866a  rgb(147, 134, 106)  hsl(41, 16%, 50%)  Beaver
#936a77  rgb(147, 106, 119)  hsl(341, 16%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#77936a  rgb(119, 147, 106)  hsl(101, 16%, 50%)  Moss Green