#6c9abb

Color #6c9abb

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6c9abb

RGB

rgb(108, 154, 187)

HSL

hsl(205.1, 36.7%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.1, 42.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.2%, 17.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.56, -6.8, -21.98)

LCH

lch(61.56, 23.01, 252.81)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.07, 240.36)

HWB

hwb(205.1, 42.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb8d6c

Analogous

#6cbbb4

#6c9abb

#6c72bb

Triadic

#6c9abb

#bb6c9a

#9abb6c

Split-complementary

#6c9abb

#bb6c72

#bbb46c

Tetradic

#6c9abb

#8d6cbb

#bb8d6c

#9abb6c

Square

#6c9abb

#b46cbb

#bb8d6c

#72bb6c

Shades

Color #6c9abb mixed toward black.

#4e82a8

#3e6886

#2f4e65

#1f3443

#101a22

Tints

Color #6c9abb mixed toward white.

#84abc6

#9dbcd2

#b5ccdd

#cedde8

#e6eef4

Tones

Color #6c9abb mixed toward gray.

#7299b4

#7998ae

#8097a7

#8696a1

#8d949a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8283b4 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#807cb2 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#6faeac · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6c9abb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c9abb]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#6c9abb (#6c9abb) is rgb(108, 154, 187) in RGB.

No, #6c9abb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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