#6A899E
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61.4% 0.047 238.2), rgb(106, 137, 158).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#6A899E is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.047 and its hue 238°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.047) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6A899E |
| RGB | rgb(106, 137, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 21%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.4% 0.047 238.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #6A899E | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6A899E | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6A899E text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6A899E text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
-
Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
-
Step 100
100
#E6EBEE
oklch(93.7% 0.007 233.6)
-
Step 200
200
#D2DBE1
oklch(88.6% 0.013 236.6)
-
Step 300
300
#B3C3CE
oklch(80.8% 0.023 237.7)
-
Step 400
400
#8CA4B5
oklch(70.6% 0.037 238.9)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#6A899E
oklch(61.4% 0.047 238.2)
-
Step 600
600
#57788E
oklch(55.6% 0.051 238.1)
-
Step 700
700
#476579
oklch(49.1% 0.048 238.2)
-
Step 800
800
#3A5262
oklch(42.6% 0.04 238.1)
-
Step 900
900
#324450
oklch(37.6% 0.031 237.8)
-
Step 950
950
#1E282F
oklch(27% 0.019 238.9)
#6A899E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #80889F | 0.029 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #79829E | 0.027 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #598E90 | 0.036 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.048 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6A899E
#6A899E
oklch(61.4% 0.047 238.2)
- #9B7E68
#9B7E68
oklch(61.5% 0.048 58.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #6A899E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.017
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.017
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.020
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.026
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.028
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.031
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.032
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.036
Use #6A899E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.