#6a8dc6

Color #6a8dc6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a8dc6

RGB

rgb(106, 141, 198)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 44.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 46.5%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.5%, 28.8%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(58.22, 3.25, -33.34)

LCH

lch(58.22, 33.5, 275.57)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0948, 259.85)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 41.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6a36a

Analogous

#6abbc6

#6a8dc6

#756ac6

Triadic

#6a8dc6

#c66a8d

#8dc66a

Split-complementary

#6a8dc6

#c6756a

#bbc66a

Tetradic

#6a8dc6

#a36ac6

#c6a36a

#8dc66a

Square

#6a8dc6

#c66abb

#c6a36a

#6ac675

Shades

Color #6a8dc6 mixed toward black.

#4671b7

#385a93

#2a446e

#1c2d49

#0e1725

Tints

Color #6a8dc6 mixed toward white.

#83a0d0

#9cb3d9

#b4c6e3

#cdd9ec

#e6ecf6

Tones

Color #6a8dc6 mixed toward gray.

#728fbe

#7991b7

#8192af

#8994a7

#9096a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bba · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#7976b7 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#6cb0ae · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a8dc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a8dc6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#6a8dc6 (#6a8dc6) is rgb(106, 141, 198) in RGB.

No, #6a8dc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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