#6972B4#6972B4

#6972B4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.102 H 276.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6972B4
RGB	rgb(105, 114, 180)
HSL	hsl(233, 33%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(233, 42%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 36.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 13.75, -36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 38.61, 290.86°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% 0.012 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.102 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0788, 18.3323, 45.6517)
Luminance	0.1833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6972B4 #B4AB69

analogous

#6997B4 #6972B4 #8569B4

triadic

#6972B4 #B46972 #72B469

tetradic

#6972B4 #B46997 #B4AB69 #69B485

square

#6972B4 #B46997 #B4AB69 #69B485

split-complementary

#6972B4 #B48569 #97B469

monochromatic

#363D6C #4B5495 #6972B4 #9298C8 #BBBFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#6972B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#6972B4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #6972B4

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6972B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##6972B4	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B7AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5674B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#517F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6972b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 114, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.102 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#979acb',
    500: '#6972b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6972b4;
$custom-light: #979acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6972b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.8,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57319,
    "c": 0.10204,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6972B4

secondary

#CCC8AD

accent

#BD5EC9

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0E0E13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #6972B4

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

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