#6b9ed4

Color #6b9ed4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b9ed4

RGB

rgb(107, 158, 212)

HSL

hsl(210.9, 55%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.9, 49.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.5%, 25.5%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(63.62, -2.1, -32.78)

LCH

lch(63.62, 32.85, 266.33)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.097, 250.74)

HWB

hwb(210.9, 42%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4a16b

Analogous

#6bd2d4

#6b9ed4

#6c6bd4

Triadic

#6b9ed4

#d46b9e

#9ed46b

Split-complementary

#6b9ed4

#d46c6b

#d2d46b

Tetradic

#6b9ed4

#a16bd4

#d4a16b

#9ed46b

Square

#6b9ed4

#d46bd2

#d4a16b

#6bd46c

Shades

Color #6b9ed4 mixed toward black.

#4283c8

#3068a5

#244e7c

#183452

#0c1a29

Tints

Color #6b9ed4 mixed toward white.

#83aedb

#9cbee2

#b5cee9

#cedff1

#e6eff8

Tones

Color #6b9ed4 mixed toward gray.

#749ecb

#7c9ec2

#859fba

#8e9fb1

#979fa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485c9 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#817dc6 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#6ebfbd · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b9ed4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b9ed4]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6b9ed4 (#6b9ed4) is rgb(107, 158, 212) in RGB.

No, #6b9ed4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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