#6D7C92

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #6D7C92

At its core, #6D7C92 is a medium and muted hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 124, and 146.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 25% C, 15% M, 0% Y, and 43% K. The HSL representation is 215.7° hue, 14.5% saturation, and 50.0% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D7C92
RGB109, 124, 146
HSL215.7°, 14.5%, 50.0%
CMYK25%, 15%, 0%, 43%
HSV215.7°, 25.3%, 57.3%
LAB51.5, -0.3, -13.7
XYZ18.7, 19.7, 30.0
Decimal7175314

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.95:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.21:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D7C92; }
.text-color { color: #6D7C92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D7C92; }

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