#6a8da5

Color #6a8da5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6a8da5

RGB

rgb(106, 141, 165)

HSL

hsl(204.4, 24.7%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.4, 35.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.8%, 14.5%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(56.91, -6.07, -16.59)

LCH

lch(56.91, 17.67, 249.9)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0534, 238.63)

HWB

hwb(204.4, 41.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5826a

Analogous

#6aa59f

#6a8da5

#6a6fa5

Triadic

#6a8da5

#a56a8d

#8da56a

Split-complementary

#6a8da5

#a56a6f

#a59f6a

Tetradic

#6a8da5

#826aa5

#a5826a

#8da56a

Square

#6a8da5

#9f6aa5

#a5826a

#6fa56a

Shades

Color #6a8da5 mixed toward black.

#55768d

#445e71

#334754

#222f38

#11181c

Tints

Color #6a8da5 mixed toward white.

#83a0b4

#9cb3c3

#b4c6d2

#cdd9e1

#e6ecf0

Tones

Color #6a8da5 mixed toward gray.

#6f8ca0

#748b9b

#798a96

#7e8991

#82888c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ba0 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#79769e · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#6c9b9a · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a8da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a8da5]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#6a8da5 (#6a8da5) is rgb(106, 141, 165) in RGB.

No, #6a8da5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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