#6986c7

Color #6986c7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6986c7

RGB

rgb(105, 134, 199)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 45.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 47.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(56.26, 7.41, -36.96)

LCH

lch(56.26, 37.7, 281.34)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.1042, 265.21)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 41.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7aa69

Analogous

#69b5c7

#6986c7

#7b69c7

Triadic

#6986c7

#c76986

#86c769

Split-complementary

#6986c7

#c77b69

#b5c769

Tetradic

#6986c7

#aa69c7

#c7aa69

#86c769

Square

#6986c7

#c769b5

#c7aa69

#69c77b

Shades

Color #6986c7 mixed toward black.

#4569b8

#375494

#293f6f

#1c2a4a

#0e1525

Tints

Color #6986c7 mixed toward white.

#829ad0

#9baeda

#b4c2e3

#cdd7ec

#e6ebf6

Tones

Color #6986c7 mixed toward gray.

#7189bf

#798cb7

#808faf

#8892a8

#9095a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777ba · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#7573b7 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#6bafac · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 20.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6986c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6986c7]

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

#6986c7 (#6986c7) is rgb(105, 134, 199) in RGB.

No, #6986c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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