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#6972ab

a balanced, soft blue · warm · closest name: steelblue

RGB
105, 114, 171
HSL
232°, 28%, 54%
CMYK
39, 33, 0, 33
Luminance
0.1798

Every format

HEX#6972ab
RGBrgb(105, 114, 171)
HSLhsl(232, 28%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 33%, 0%, 33%)
LABlab(49.5 11.1 -31.5)
LCHlch(49.5 33.4 289.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.569 0.089 276.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6972ab;
background-color: #6972ab;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6972ab] bg-[#6972ab]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6972ab;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.412, green: 0.447, blue: 0.671)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6972ab")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6972ab on white: 4.57:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6972ab on black: 4.60:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red41.2%
Green44.7%
Blue67.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan38.6%
Magenta33.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)32.9%

Color previews

#6972ab text on a black background

contrast 4.60:1

Card sample

#6972ab text on a white background

contrast 4.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6972ab;
Background color
Panel with #6972ab background
background-color: #6972ab;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6972ab;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(105, 114, 171, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(105, 114, 171, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6972ab;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6972ab, #8C69AB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6972ab

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #6972ab in the Color Lab