#6a86aa

Color #6a86aa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#6a86aa

RGB

rgb(106, 134, 170)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 27.4%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 37.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.6%, 21.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(55.09, -0.72, -22.23)

LCH

lch(55.09, 22.24, 268.14)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.0637, 254.89)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 41.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8e6a

Analogous

#6aa6aa

#6a86aa

#6e6aaa

Triadic

#6a86aa

#aa6a86

#86aa6a

Split-complementary

#6a86aa

#aa6e6a

#a6aa6a

Tetradic

#6a86aa

#8e6aaa

#aa8e6a

#86aa6a

Square

#6a86aa

#aa6aa6

#aa8e6a

#6aaa6e

Shades

Color #6a86aa mixed toward black.

#536f92

#435975

#324358

#212c3b

#11161d

Tints

Color #6a86aa mixed toward white.

#839ab8

#9caec6

#b4c2d5

#cdd7e3

#e6ebf1

Tones

Color #6a86aa mixed toward gray.

#6f87a5

#75879f

#7a889a

#7f8995

#85898f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777a2 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#7573a0 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#6c9c9a · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6a86aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a86aa]

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

#6a86aa (#6a86aa) is rgb(106, 134, 170) in RGB.

No, #6a86aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #6a86aa, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast