#6c8cdb

Color #6c8cdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.31 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6c8cdb

RGB

rgb(108, 140, 219)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 60.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 50.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(59.03, 10.66, -43.86)

LCH

lch(59.03, 45.14, 283.66)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1241, 266.3)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 42.4%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbbb6c

Analogous

#6cc3db

#6c8cdb

#836cdb

Triadic

#6c8cdb

#db6c8c

#8cdb6c

Split-complementary

#6c8cdb

#db836c

#c3db6c

Tetradic

#6c8cdb

#bb6cdb

#dbbb6c

#8cdb6c

Square

#6c8cdb

#db6cc3

#dbbb6c

#6cdb83

Shades

Color #6c8cdb mixed toward black.

#406ad0

#2b51af

#203d83

#152858

#0b142c

Tints

Color #6c8cdb mixed toward white.

#849fe1

#9db2e7

#b5c5ed

#ced9f3

#e6ecf9

Tones

Color #6c8cdb mixed toward gray.

#7590d2

#7e94c9

#8898bf

#919cb6

#9aa0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bcb · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#7977c8 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#6ebebb · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c8cdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c8cdb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c8cdb (#6c8cdb) is rgb(108, 140, 219) in RGB.

No, #6c8cdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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