#6972B0#6972B0

#6972B0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.096 H 276.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6972B0
RGB	rgb(105, 114, 176)
HSL	hsl(232, 31%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(232, 40%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 35.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.70, 12.58, -34.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.70, 36.31, 290.27°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.0111 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.096 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6772, 18.1716, 43.5366)
Luminance	0.1817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6972B0 #B0A769

analogous

#6996B0 #6972B0 #8369B0

triadic

#6972B0 #B06972 #72B069

tetradic

#6972B0 #B06996 #B0A769 #69B083

square

#6972B0 #B06996 #B0A769 #69B083

split-complementary

#6972B0 #B08369 #96B069

monochromatic

#373D68 #4C5490 #6972B0 #9198C5 #B9BDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#6972B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#6972B0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #6972B0

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6972B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6972B0	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D79B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5874AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#537E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6972b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 114, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.096 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#979ac8',
    500: '#6972b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6972b0;
$custom-light: #979ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6972b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.394,
    "s": 31.004,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57107,
    "c": 0.09613,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6972B0

secondary

#C9C6AC

accent

#BA61C7

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0E0E13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6972B0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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