#6D7DA5

Closest named color: Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A). oklch(59.2% 0.064 267.5), rgb(109, 125, 165).

Black text reads best on this color (5.12:1).

About this color

#6D7DA5 is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.064 and its hue 268°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.12:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	muted (0.064)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Lavender Gray (#7E7F9A)
Black text	5.12:1
White text	4.09:1

Values

HEX	#6D7DA5
RGB	rgb(109, 125, 165)
HSL	hsl(223, 24%, 54%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.064 267.5)

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 #6D7DA5	4.09:1	AA large text	Lc -73.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #6D7DA5	5.12:1	AA	Lc 36.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#6D7DA5 text on white	4.09:1	AA large text	Lc 68.1	Content text, not long reading
#6D7DA5 text on black	5.12:1	AA	Lc -33.6	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F4F5F8

oklch(97% 0.004 271.4)
Step 100
100

#E7EAF0

oklch(93.6% 0.009 264.5)
Step 200
200

#D4D9E4

oklch(88.5% 0.016 266.3)
Step 300
300

#B8C0D4

oklch(80.8% 0.03 268.3)
Step 400
400

#94A0BE

oklch(70.7% 0.046 268)
Step 500
500

#7A89AE

oklch(63.2% 0.059 267.5)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#6D7DA5

oklch(59.2% 0.064 267.5)
Step 700
700

#526083

oklch(49.2% 0.059 267.4)
Step 800
800

#434E6B

oklch(42.7% 0.05 268.2)
Step 900
900

#384157

oklch(37.7% 0.04 267.2)
Step 950
950

#212633

oklch(27% 0.025 268.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#6D7DA5 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)	#7080A7	0.010
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6B7BA4	0.007
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#5D858B	0.057
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.064