#609ede

Color #609ede

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#609ede

RGB

rgb(96, 158, 222)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 65.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 56.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.8%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(63.52, -1.44, -38.52)

LCH

lch(63.52, 38.55, 267.86)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.115, 250.54)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 37.6%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dea060

Analogous

#60ddde

#609ede

#6160de

Triadic

#609ede

#de609e

#9ede60

Split-complementary

#609ede

#de6160

#ddde60

Tetradic

#609ede

#a060de

#dea060

#9ede60

Square

#609ede

#de60dd

#dea060

#60de61

Shades

Color #609ede mixed toward black.

#3483d5

#2469b0

#1b4f84

#123458

#091a2c

Tints

Color #609ede mixed toward white.

#7baee4

#95bee9

#b0cfef

#cadff4

#e5effa

Tones

Color #609ede mixed toward gray.

#6b9ed4

#759ec9

#809fbf

#8a9fb4

#959faa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080d1 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#7c77ce · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#64c6c3 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #609ede;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#609ede]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#609ede (#609ede) is rgb(96, 158, 222) in RGB.

No, #609ede is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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