#6A7280#6A7280

#6A7280 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.024 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#6A7280
RGB	rgb(106, 114, 128)
HSL	hsl(218, 9%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(218, 17%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 10.9%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 0.14, -8.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 8.72, 270.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% -0.0034 -0.0236)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.024 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8565, 16.6570, 22.7976)
Luminance	0.1666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#6A7280 #80786A

analogous

#6A7D80 #6A7280 #6D6A80

triadic

#6A7280 #806A72 #72806A

tetradic

#6A7280 #806A7D #80786A #6A806D

square

#6A7280 #806A7D #80786A #6A806D

split-complementary

#6A7280 #806D6A #7D806A

monochromatic

#33363D #4E545F #6A7280 #8A919E #ABB0B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#6A7280 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#6A7280 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6A7280

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##6A7280	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##6A7280	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7381

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7180

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#657576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #6a7280;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 114, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.024 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#949aa4',
    500: '#6a7280',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #6a7280;
$custom-light: #949aa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#6a7280",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 106,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 9.402,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5502,
    "c": 0.02385,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#6A7280

secondary

#A9A59D

accent

#9C75B2

background

#F9F9FA

surface

#F1F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0D0E0F

muted

#7E7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #6A7280

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

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