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#6D6984

#6d6984 ≈ Old Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#6d6984 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 41.18% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.42% cyan, 20.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 248.89°, with 11.39% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1502

Complementary

  1. #6d6984
  2. #808469

Split complementary

  1. #6d6984
  2. #847a69
  3. #728469

Analogous

  1. #697284
  2. #6d6984
  3. #7a6984

Triadic

  1. #6d6984
  2. #846d69
  3. #69846d

Tetradic

  1. #6d6984
  2. #846980
  3. #808469
  4. #69846d

Square

  1. #6d6984
  2. #846972
  3. #808469
  4. #69847a

Monochromatic

  1. #27252f
  2. #4a4759
  3. #6d6984
  4. #9592a8
  5. #bebcca

Shades

#6d6984 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d6984
  2. #625f77
  3. #57546a
  4. #4c4a5c
  5. #413f4f
  6. #373542
  7. #2c2a35
  8. #212028
  9. #16151a
  10. #0b0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d6984 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d6984
  2. #7c7890
  3. #8a879d
  4. #9996a9
  5. #a7a5b5
  6. #b6b4c2
  7. #c5c3ce
  8. #d3d2da
  9. #e2e1e6
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d6984 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d6984
  2. #6f6b84
  3. #716e83
  4. #737083
  5. #757282
  6. #777582
  7. #787782
  8. #7a7981
  9. #7c7b81
  10. #7e7e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6c6b76 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636d85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #636c83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #696d72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676b85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676b84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6a6c7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d6984 {
  color: #6d6984;
}
Background
.bg-6d6984 {
  background-color: #6d6984;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6d6984 {
  border: 2px solid #6d6984;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d6984;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 105 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 11% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d6984 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d6984, #7a6984);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d6984 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 105 132 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 6.70 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 12.97 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 12.97 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 13.49 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 13.77 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 13.77 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 14.08 #92967b Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#6d6984  rgb(109, 105, 132)  hsl(249, 11%, 46%)  Old Lavender
#808469  rgb(128, 132, 105)  hsl(69, 11%, 46%)  Xanadu
#846d69  rgb(132, 109, 105)  hsl(9, 11%, 46%)  Copper Rose
#69846d  rgb(105, 132, 109)  hsl(129, 11%, 46%)  Xanadu