#6a9bdd

Color #6a9bdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a9bdd

RGB

rgb(106, 155, 221)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 62.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 52%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(52%, 29.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(63.11, 2.09, -38.56)

LCH

lch(63.11, 38.62, 273.1)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.1115, 256.15)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 41.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddac6a

Analogous

#6ad5dd

#6a9bdd

#726add

Triadic

#6a9bdd

#dd6a9b

#9bdd6a

Split-complementary

#6a9bdd

#dd726a

#d5dd6a

Tetradic

#6a9bdd

#ac6add

#ddac6a

#9bdd6a

Square

#6a9bdd

#dd6ad5

#ddac6a

#6add72

Shades

Color #6a9bdd mixed toward black.

#3e7dd3

#2963b1

#1e4a85

#143159

#0a192c

Tints

Color #6a9bdd mixed toward white.

#83ace3

#9cbce8

#b4cdee

#cddef4

#e6eef9

Tones

Color #6a9bdd mixed toward gray.

#749cd3

#7d9eca

#879fc0

#90a1b7

#9aa2ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8283d0 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#7f7bcc · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#6dc4c1 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a9bdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a9bdd]

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

#6a9bdd (#6a9bdd) is rgb(106, 155, 221) in RGB.

No, #6a9bdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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