#6a85aa

Color #6a85aa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6a85aa

RGB

rgb(106, 133, 170)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 27.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 37.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 21.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(54.8, -0.14, -22.67)

LCH

lch(54.8, 22.67, 269.65)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0646, 256.39)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 41.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8f6a

Analogous

#6aa5aa

#6a85aa

#6f6aaa

Triadic

#6a85aa

#aa6a85

#85aa6a

Split-complementary

#6a85aa

#aa6f6a

#a5aa6a

Tetradic

#6a85aa

#8f6aaa

#aa8f6a

#85aa6a

Square

#6a85aa

#aa6aa5

#aa8f6a

#6aaa6f

Shades

Color #6a85aa mixed toward black.

#536e92

#435875

#324258

#212c3b

#11161d

Tints

Color #6a85aa mixed toward white.

#8399b8

#9caec6

#b4c2d5

#cdd6e3

#e6ebf1

Tones

Color #6a85aa mixed toward gray.

#6f86a5

#75879f

#7a879a

#7f8895

#85898f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777a2 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#7573a0 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#6c9b9a · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a85aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a85aa]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a85aa (#6a85aa) is rgb(106, 133, 170) in RGB.

No, #6a85aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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