#6aa2dd

Color #6aa2dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6aa2dd

RGB

rgb(106, 162, 221)

HSL

hsl(210.8, 62.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.8, 52%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(52%, 26.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(65.06, -1.88, -35.52)

LCH

lch(65.06, 35.57, 266.97)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.1054, 250.72)

HWB

hwb(210.8, 41.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dda56a

Analogous

#6adbdd

#6aa2dd

#6b6add

Triadic

#6aa2dd

#dd6aa2

#a2dd6a

Split-complementary

#6aa2dd

#dd6b6a

#dbdd6a

Tetradic

#6aa2dd

#a56add

#dda56a

#a2dd6a

Square

#6aa2dd

#dd6adb

#dda56a

#6add6b

Shades

Color #6aa2dd mixed toward black.

#3e86d3

#296bb1

#1e5085

#143659

#0a1b2c

Tints

Color #6aa2dd mixed toward white.

#83b1e3

#9cc1e8

#b4d0ee

#cde0f4

#e6eff9

Tones

Color #6aa2dd mixed toward gray.

#74a2d3

#7da2ca

#87a3c0

#90a3b7

#9aa3ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686d1 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#837ece · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#6ec6c4 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6aa2dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6aa2dd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6aa2dd (#6aa2dd) is rgb(106, 162, 221) in RGB.

No, #6aa2dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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