#6491c9

Color #6491c9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6491c9

RGB

rgb(100, 145, 201)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 48.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 50.2%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.2%, 27.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(59.14, 0.38, -33.62)

LCH

lch(59.14, 33.62, 270.65)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.0978, 254.46)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 39.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c99c64

Analogous

#64c3c9

#6491c9

#6a64c9

Triadic

#6491c9

#c96491

#91c964

Split-complementary

#6491c9

#c96a64

#c3c964

Tetradic

#6491c9

#9c64c9

#c99c64

#91c964

Square

#6491c9

#c964c3

#c99c64

#64c96a

Shades

Color #6491c9 mixed toward black.

#4177ba

#345f95

#274770

#1a2f4a

#0d1825

Tints

Color #6491c9 mixed toward white.

#7ea3d2

#98b6db

#b1c8e4

#cbdaed

#e5edf6

Tones

Color #6491c9 mixed toward gray.

#6c92c1

#7593b8

#7d94b0

#8695a7

#8e969f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7abd · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#7774ba · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#67b4b1 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6491c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6491c9]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6491c9 (#6491c9) is rgb(100, 145, 201) in RGB.

No, #6491c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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