#6b9cef

Color #6b9cef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.06 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b9cef

RGB

rgb(107, 156, 239)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 80.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 55.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(64.27, 7.3, -46.68)

LCH

lch(64.27, 47.25, 278.89)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.1338, 260.45)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 42%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efbe6b

Analogous

#6bdeef

#6b9cef

#7c6bef

Triadic

#6b9cef

#ef6b9c

#9cef6b

Split-complementary

#6b9cef

#ef7c6b

#deef6b

Tetradic

#6b9cef

#be6bef

#efbe6b

#9cef6b

Square

#6b9cef

#ef6bde

#efbe6b

#6bef7c

Shades

Color #6b9cef mixed toward black.

#3779e9

#165bd0

#11459c

#0b2e68

#061734

Tints

Color #6b9cef mixed toward white.

#83acf2

#9cbdf4

#b5cdf7

#cedefa

#e6eefc

Tones

Color #6b9cef mixed toward gray.

#769fe4

#81a2d9

#8ca4ce

#97a7c3

#a2aab8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8384df · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#807cda · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#6ed0cd · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6b9cef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b9cef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b9cef (#6b9cef) is rgb(107, 156, 239) in RGB.

No, #6b9cef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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