#6d8bb0

Color #6d8bb0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6d8bb0

RGB

rgb(109, 139, 176)

HSL

hsl(213.1, 29.8%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.1, 38.1%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.1%, 21%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(56.93, -1.09, -22.83)

LCH

lch(56.93, 22.86, 267.27)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0657, 254.02)

HWB

hwb(213.1, 42.7%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0926d

Analogous

#6dadb0

#6d8bb0

#706db0

Triadic

#6d8bb0

#b06d8b

#8bb06d

Split-complementary

#6d8bb0

#b0706d

#adb06d

Tetradic

#6d8bb0

#926db0

#b0926d

#8bb06d

Square

#6d8bb0

#b06dad

#b0926d

#6db070

Shades

Color #6d8bb0 mixed toward black.

#53739a

#435c7b

#32455d

#212e3e

#11171f

Tints

Color #6d8bb0 mixed toward white.

#859ebd

#9eb2ca

#b6c5d8

#ced8e5

#e7ecf2

Tones

Color #6d8bb0 mixed toward gray.

#738caa

#788ca5

#7e8d9f

#838d9a

#898e94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ba8 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#7977a6 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#6fa1a0 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d8bb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d8bb0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#6d8bb0 (#6d8bb0) is rgb(109, 139, 176) in RGB.

No, #6d8bb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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