#6ca4e5

Color #6ca4e5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#6ca4e5

RGB

rgb(108, 164, 229)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 69.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 52.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.8%, 28.4%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(66.05, -0.15, -38.38)

LCH

lch(66.05, 38.38, 269.78)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1126, 253.01)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 42.4%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5ad6c

Analogous

#6ce1e5

#6ca4e5

#716ce5

Triadic

#6ca4e5

#e56ca4

#a4e56c

Split-complementary

#6ca4e5

#e5716c

#e1e56c

Tetradic

#6ca4e5

#ad6ce5

#e5ad6c

#a4e56c

Square

#6ca4e5

#e56ce1

#e5ad6c

#6ce571

Shades

Color #6ca4e5 mixed toward black.

#3c87dd

#226bbf

#19508f

#11355f

#081b30

Tints

Color #6ca4e5 mixed toward white.

#85b3e9

#9dc2ee

#b6d2f2

#cee1f6

#e7f0fb

Tones

Color #6ca4e5 mixed toward gray.

#76a5db

#80a6d1

#8aa6c7

#94a7bd

#9ea8b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888d8 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#8580d4 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#70ccca · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6ca4e5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6ca4e5]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6ca4e5 (#6ca4e5) is rgb(108, 164, 229) in RGB.

No, #6ca4e5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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