#6E869E
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61% 0.046 248.6), rgb(110, 134, 158).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.56:1).
About this color
#6E869E is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.046 and its hue 249°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.56:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.046) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.56:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6E869E |
| RGB | rgb(110, 134, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 20%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.046 248.6) |
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 #6E869E | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6E869E | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc 38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6E869E text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6E869E text on black | 5.56:1 | AA | Lc -36.4 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F4F6F7
oklch(97.2% 0.003 228.8)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEE
oklch(93.6% 0.006 255.5)
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Step 200
200
#D3DAE1
oklch(88.5% 0.012 248)
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Step 300
300
#B6C2CF
oklch(80.9% 0.023 250.3)
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Step 400
400
#90A3B6
oklch(70.7% 0.035 248.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6E869E
oklch(61% 0.046 248.6)
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Step 600
600
#5D7690
oklch(55.6% 0.05 249.7)
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Step 700
700
#4C637A
oklch(49% 0.046 248.8)
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Step 800
800
#3F5163
oklch(42.7% 0.038 248.7)
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Step 900
900
#354351
oklch(37.6% 0.03 248.6)
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Step 950
950
#1F272F
oklch(26.9% 0.019 248.5)
#6E869E 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) | #7D869F | 0.020 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #77819E | 0.018 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #608B8E | 0.037 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.046 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6E869E
#6E869E
oklch(61% 0.046 248.6)
- #967F66
#967F66
oklch(61.1% 0.046 69.1)
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 #6E869E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.014
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.016
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.023
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.023
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.027
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.027
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.029
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.032
Use #6E869E 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.