#6aa5df

Color #6aa5df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.88 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6aa5df

RGB

rgb(106, 165, 223)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 64.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 52.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.5%, 26%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(65.98, -2.97, -35.19)

LCH

lch(65.98, 35.32, 265.18)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.1055, 249.13)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 41.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfa46a

Analogous

#6adfde

#6aa5df

#6a6bdf

Triadic

#6aa5df

#df6aa5

#a5df6a

Split-complementary

#6aa5df

#df6a6b

#dfde6a

Tetradic

#6aa5df

#a46adf

#dfa46a

#a5df6a

Square

#6aa5df

#de6adf

#dfa46a

#6bdf6a

Shades

Color #6aa5df mixed toward black.

#3d8ad5

#276eb4

#1d5387

#13375a

#0a1c2d

Tints

Color #6aa5df mixed toward white.

#83b4e4

#9cc3ea

#b4d2ef

#cde1f4

#e6f0fa

Tones

Color #6aa5df mixed toward gray.

#74a5d5

#7da5cb

#87a5c2

#91a5b8

#9ba5ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888d3 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#847fd0 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#6ec9c6 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6aa5df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6aa5df]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#6aa5df (#6aa5df) is rgb(106, 165, 223) in RGB.

No, #6aa5df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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