#6b90cd

Color #6b90cd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6b90cd

RGB

rgb(107, 144, 205)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 49.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 47.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.8%, 29.8%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(59.41, 3.83, -35.41)

LCH

lch(59.41, 35.62, 276.17)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1008, 260.12)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 42%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cda86b

Analogous

#6bc1cd

#6b90cd

#776bcd

Triadic

#6b90cd

#cd6b90

#90cd6b

Split-complementary

#6b90cd

#cd776b

#c1cd6b

Tetradic

#6b90cd

#a86bcd

#cda86b

#90cd6b

Square

#6b90cd

#cd6bc1

#cda86b

#6bcd77

Shades

Color #6b90cd mixed toward black.

#4473c0

#355c9c

#274575

#1a2e4e

#0d1727

Tints

Color #6b90cd mixed toward white.

#84a3d5

#9cb5de

#b5c8e6

#cedaee

#e6edf7

Tones

Color #6b90cd mixed toward gray.

#7392c5

#7b94bd

#8496b5

#8c98ac

#949aa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7dc1 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#7b78bd · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#6db6b3 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b90cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b90cd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b90cd (#6b90cd) is rgb(107, 144, 205) in RGB.

No, #6b90cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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