#6D7C99

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #6D7C99

The precise color #6D7C99 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 124 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 29% cyan and 19% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 219.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#6D7C99
RGB109, 124, 153
HSL219.5°, 17.7%, 51.4%
CMYK29%, 19%, 0%, 40%
HSV219.5°, 28.8%, 60.0%
LAB51.8, 1.5, -17.4
XYZ19.3, 20.0, 33.0
Decimal7175321

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.99:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D7C99; }
.text-color { color: #6D7C99; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D7C99; }

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