#6b8fc7

Color #6b8fc7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6b8fc7

RGB

rgb(107, 143, 199)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 45.1%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 46.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.2%, 28.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(58.87, 2.63, -32.88)

LCH

lch(58.87, 32.99, 274.57)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0937, 258.99)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 42%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7a36b

Analogous

#6bbdc7

#6b8fc7

#756bc7

Triadic

#6b8fc7

#c76b8f

#8fc76b

Split-complementary

#6b8fc7

#c7756b

#bdc76b

Tetradic

#6b8fc7

#a36bc7

#c7a36b

#8fc76b

Square

#6b8fc7

#c76bbd

#c7a36b

#6bc775

Shades

Color #6b8fc7 mixed toward black.

#4673b9

#385c94

#2a456f

#1c2e4a

#0e1725

Tints

Color #6b8fc7 mixed toward white.

#84a2d0

#9cb4da

#b5c7e3

#cedaec

#e6ecf6

Tones

Color #6b8fc7 mixed toward gray.

#7391bf

#7a92b8

#8294b0

#8a96a8

#9197a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7dbb · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#7a77b8 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#6db2af · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b8fc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b8fc7]

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

#6b8fc7 (#6b8fc7) is rgb(107, 143, 199) in RGB.

No, #6b8fc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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