#6b85bf

Color #6b85bf

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6b85bf

RGB

rgb(107, 133, 191)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 39.6%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 44%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44%, 30.4%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(55.75, 6.12, -33.22)

LCH

lch(55.75, 33.78, 280.44)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0933, 265.33)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 42%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfa56b

Analogous

#6bafbf

#6b85bf

#7b6bbf

Triadic

#6b85bf

#bf6b85

#85bf6b

Split-complementary

#6b85bf

#bf7b6b

#afbf6b

Tetradic

#6b85bf

#a56bbf

#bfa56b

#85bf6b

Square

#6b85bf

#bf6baf

#bfa56b

#6bbf7b

Shades

Color #6b85bf mixed toward black.

#4b69ad

#3c548b

#2d3f68

#1e2a45

#0f1523

Tints

Color #6b85bf mixed toward white.

#8499ca

#9caed4

#b5c2df

#ced6ea

#e6ebf4

Tones

Color #6b85bf mixed toward gray.

#7288b8

#798ab1

#808daa

#8790a3

#8e929c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777b3 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#7674b0 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#6ca9a7 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b85bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b85bf]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b85bf (#6b85bf) is rgb(107, 133, 191) in RGB.

No, #6b85bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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