#6F85A3
Closest named color: Steel (#738595). oklch(61% 0.052 256.2), rgb(111, 133, 163).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.55:1).
About this color
#6F85A3 is a medium-dark, muted blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.052 and its hue 256°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel (#738595), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.55:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.052) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Steel (#738595) |
| Black text | 5.55:1 |
| White text | 3.77:1 |
Values
| HEX | #6F85A3 |
| RGB | rgb(111, 133, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 22%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.052 256.2) |
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 #6F85A3 | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #6F85A3 | 5.55:1 | AA | Lc 38.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #6F85A3 text on white | 3.77:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #6F85A3 text on black | 5.55:1 | 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
#F4F5F8
oklch(97% 0.004 271.4)
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Step 100
100
#E7EAEF
oklch(93.6% 0.007 260.7)
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Step 200
200
#D3DAE3
oklch(88.6% 0.015 254.6)
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Step 300
300
#B6C2D1
oklch(80.9% 0.025 254)
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Step 400
400
#90A2BA
oklch(70.6% 0.041 255.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#6F85A3
oklch(61% 0.052 256.2)
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Step 600
600
#5E7595
oklch(55.7% 0.057 256.7)
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Step 700
700
#4D627F
oklch(49.1% 0.053 256.6)
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Step 800
800
#3F5067
oklch(42.7% 0.044 256.1)
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Step 900
900
#364254
oklch(37.6% 0.035 258.3)
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Step 950
950
#202731
oklch(27% 0.021 257.3)
#6F85A3 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) | #7A86A4 | 0.015 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #7581A2 | 0.013 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #608B8F | 0.045 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #838383 | 0.052 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #6F85A3
#6F85A3
oklch(61% 0.052 256.2)
- #967F60
#967F60
oklch(61% 0.052 74.8)
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 #6F85A3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.022
- Light Slate Gray #778899 ΔE 0.022
- Lavender Gray #7E7F9A ΔE 0.025
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.025
- Silver Lake Blue #778DA9 ΔE 0.026
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.028
- Slate Gray #708090 ΔE 0.029
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.034
Use #6F85A3 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.