#6D728A
Closest named color: Battleship Gray (#6C757D). oklch(55.7% 0.038 275.9), rgb(109, 114, 138).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.74:1).
About this color
#6D728A is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.038 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Battleship Gray (#6C757D), ΔE 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.74:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.038) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Battleship Gray (#6C757D) |
| Black text | 4.42:1 |
| White text | 4.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6D728A |
| RGB | rgb(109, 114, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 12%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.7% 0.038 275.9) |
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 #6D728A | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc -78.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #6D728A | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6D728A text on white | 4.74:1 | AA | Lc 73.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6D728A text on black | 4.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F7
oklch(97.1% 0.003 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAED
oklch(93.7% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 200
200
#D7D9DF
oklch(88.6% 0.008 271.3)
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Step 300
300
#BDC0CC
oklch(80.9% 0.017 274.8)
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Step 400
400
#9CA0B2
oklch(70.8% 0.027 275.7)
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Step 500
500
#83889F
oklch(63.1% 0.035 275.7)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#6D728A
oklch(55.7% 0.038 275.9)
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Step 700
700
#5B5F75
oklch(49% 0.036 276.9)
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Step 800
800
#4A4E5F
oklch(42.7% 0.029 274.7)
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Step 900
900
#3E414E
oklch(37.8% 0.023 275)
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Step 950
950
#24262E
oklch(27% 0.015 274.3)
#6D728A 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) | #6B748B | 0.006 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6A7289 | 0.005 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #66767A | 0.033 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #737373 | 0.038 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6D728A
#6D728A
oklch(55.7% 0.038 275.9)
- #7A745B
#7A745B
oklch(55.7% 0.038 96.1)
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 #6D728A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Battleship Gray #6C757D ΔE 0.025
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.032
- Battleship Grey #6B7C85 ΔE 0.033
- Grey Purple #826D8C ΔE 0.035
- Purple Grey #866F85 ΔE 0.038
- Metallic Blue #4F738E ΔE 0.039
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.040
- Stormy Blue #507B9C ΔE 0.045
Use #6D728A 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.