#6b9abb

Color #6b9abb

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6b9abb

RGB

rgb(107, 154, 187)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 37%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 42.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.8%, 17.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.5, -7.06, -22.06)

LCH

lch(61.5, 23.16, 252.25)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0707, 239.77)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 42%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb8c6b

Analogous

#6bbbb4

#6b9abb

#6b72bb

Triadic

#6b9abb

#bb6b9a

#9abb6b

Split-complementary

#6b9abb

#bb6b72

#bbb46b

Tetradic

#6b9abb

#8c6bbb

#bb8c6b

#9abb6b

Square

#6b9abb

#b46bbb

#bb8c6b

#72bb6b

Shades

Color #6b9abb mixed toward black.

#4d82a8

#3e6886

#2e4e65

#1f3443

#0f1a22

Tints

Color #6b9abb mixed toward white.

#84abc6

#9cbcd2

#b5ccdd

#cedde8

#e6eef4

Tones

Color #6b9abb mixed toward gray.

#7299b4

#7898ae

#7f96a7

#8695a0

#8c949a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282b4 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#7f7cb2 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#6eaeac · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b9abb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b9abb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#6b9abb (#6b9abb) is rgb(107, 154, 187) in RGB.

No, #6b9abb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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