#6D7CA0

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #6D7CA0

When working with digital screens, the color #6D7CA0 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 109, 124, and 160.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 32% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 222.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#6D7CA0
RGB109, 124, 160
HSL222.4°, 21.2%, 52.7%
CMYK32%, 22%, 0%, 37%
HSV222.4°, 31.9%, 62.7%
LAB52.1, 3.3, -21.1
XYZ19.9, 20.2, 36.1
Decimal7175328

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.17:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.04:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.29:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #6D7CA0; }
.text-color { color: #6D7CA0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #6D7CA0; }

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