#6c96d8

Color #6c96d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6c96d8

RGB

rgb(108, 150, 216)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 58.1%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 50%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 30.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(61.62, 3.9, -38.12)

LCH

lch(61.62, 38.32, 275.84)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.109, 259.16)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 42.4%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8ae6c

Analogous

#6cccd8

#6c96d8

#786cd8

Triadic

#6c96d8

#d86c96

#96d86c

Split-complementary

#6c96d8

#d8786c

#ccd86c

Tetradic

#6c96d8

#ae6cd8

#d8ae6c

#96d86c

Square

#6c96d8

#d86ccc

#d8ae6c

#6cd878

Shades

Color #6c96d8 mixed toward black.

#4177cd

#2d5eab

#224680

#172f55

#0b172b

Tints

Color #6c96d8 mixed toward white.

#84a7df

#9db9e5

#b5caec

#cedcf2

#e6edf9

Tones

Color #6c96d8 mixed toward gray.

#7598cf

#7e9ac6

#879cbd

#909eb4

#99a0ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8081cb · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#7e7bc7 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#6fbfbc · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c96d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c96d8]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#6c96d8 (#6c96d8) is rgb(108, 150, 216) in RGB.

No, #6c96d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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