#6a8ab3

Color #6a8ab3

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6a8ab3

RGB

rgb(106, 138, 179)

HSL

hsl(213.7, 32.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.7, 40.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(56.58, -0.52, -25.09)

LCH

lch(56.58, 25.1, 268.81)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.0722, 254.9)

HWB

hwb(213.7, 41.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3936a

Analogous

#6aaeb3

#6a8ab3

#6f6ab3

Triadic

#6a8ab3

#b36a8a

#8ab36a

Split-complementary

#6a8ab3

#b36f6a

#aeb36a

Tetradic

#6a8ab3

#936ab3

#b3936a

#8ab36a

Square

#6a8ab3

#b36aae

#b3936a

#6ab36f

Shades

Color #6a8ab3 mixed toward black.

#50729d

#405b7e

#30445e

#202e3f

#10171f

Tints

Color #6a8ab3 mixed toward white.

#839ec0

#9cb1cc

#b5c5d9

#cdd8e6

#e6ecf2

Tones

Color #6a8ab3 mixed toward gray.

#708bad

#768ca7

#7c8ca1

#828d9b

#888e95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979aa · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#7775a8 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#6ca3a1 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a8ab3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a8ab3]

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

#6a8ab3 (#6a8ab3) is rgb(106, 138, 179) in RGB.

No, #6a8ab3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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