#6986c4

Color #6986c4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.68 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6986c4

RGB

rgb(105, 134, 196)

HSL

hsl(220.9, 43.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.9, 46.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(56.13, 6.51, -35.48)

LCH

lch(56.13, 36.07, 280.4)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.1, 264.55)

HWB

hwb(220.9, 41.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4a769

Analogous

#69b3c4

#6986c4

#7969c4

Triadic

#6986c4

#c46986

#86c469

Split-complementary

#6986c4

#c47969

#b3c469

Tetradic

#6986c4

#a769c4

#c4a769

#86c469

Square

#6986c4

#c469b3

#c4a769

#69c479

Shades

Color #6986c4 mixed toward black.

#476ab4

#395490

#2b3f6c

#1c2a48

#0e1524

Tints

Color #6986c4 mixed toward white.

#829ace

#9baed8

#b4c2e1

#cdd7eb

#e6ebf5

Tones

Color #6986c4 mixed toward gray.

#7189bc

#788bb5

#808ead

#8791a6

#8f949e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777b7 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#7573b4 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#6badaa · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6986c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6986c4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6986c4 (#6986c4) is rgb(105, 134, 196) in RGB.

No, #6986c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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