Palettes / Colors / #6E6E91

#6E6E91 — Dusty Blue

#6E6E91 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#6E6E91 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #91916E; it also sits naturally between #6E8091 and #806E91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 43% · Green 43% · Blue 57%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 43%

Previews

CSS code for #6E6E91

.text { color: #6E6E91; }
.background { background-color: #6E6E91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6E6E91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(110, 110, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 14%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6E6E91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(110, 110, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6E6E91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(110, 110, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6E6E91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6E6E91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #6E6E91

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91916E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6E6E91: #FFFFFF.

How #6E6E91 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #6E6E91 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #6E6E90  ·  #6E6E92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #6E6E91?

#6E6E91 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 110, 110, 145). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6E6E91?

#6E6E91 is RGB 110, 110, 145 — HSL 240°, 14%, 50% — CMYK 24%, 24%, 0%, 43%.

What colors go with #6E6E91?

Its complement is #91916E; analogous partners are #6E8091 and #806E91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6E6E91 for text?

White text on #6E6E91 has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.30:1.