#6a83ae

Color #6a83ae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6a83ae

RGB

rgb(106, 131, 174)

HSL

hsl(217.9, 29.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.9, 39.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(54.4, 2.14, -25.59)

LCH

lch(54.4, 25.68, 274.78)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.072, 261.05)

HWB

hwb(217.9, 41.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae956a

Analogous

#6aa5ae

#6a83ae

#736aae

Triadic

#6a83ae

#ae6a83

#83ae6a

Split-complementary

#6a83ae

#ae736a

#a5ae6a

Tetradic

#6a83ae

#956aae

#ae956a

#83ae6a

Square

#6a83ae

#ae6aa5

#ae956a

#6aae73

Shades

Color #6a83ae mixed toward black.

#526c97

#425679

#31415b

#212b3c

#10161e

Tints

Color #6a83ae mixed toward white.

#8398bc

#9cacc9

#b4c1d7

#cdd6e4

#e6eaf2

Tones

Color #6a83ae mixed toward gray.

#7085a8

#7586a3

#7b889d

#818997

#868b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7676a5 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#7472a3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#6b9d9b · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a83ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a83ae]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a83ae (#6a83ae) is rgb(106, 131, 174) in RGB.

No, #6a83ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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