#6d8bc7

Color #6d8bc7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.19 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6d8bc7

RGB

rgb(109, 139, 199)

HSL

hsl(220, 44.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 45.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.2%, 30.2%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(57.88, 5.46, -34.41)

LCH

lch(57.88, 34.84, 279.02)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.097, 263.55)

HWB

hwb(220, 42.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7a96d

Analogous

#6db8c7

#6d8bc7

#7c6dc7

Triadic

#6d8bc7

#c76d8b

#8bc76d

Split-complementary

#6d8bc7

#c77c6d

#b8c76d

Tetradic

#6d8bc7

#a96dc7

#c7a96d

#8bc76d

Square

#6d8bc7

#c76db8

#c7a96d

#6dc77c

Shades

Color #6d8bc7 mixed toward black.

#486eb9

#395794

#2b426f

#1c2c4a

#0e1625

Tints

Color #6d8bc7 mixed toward white.

#859ed0

#9eb2da

#b6c5e3

#ced8ec

#e7ecf6

Tones

Color #6d8bc7 mixed toward gray.

#748ec0

#7c90b8

#8493b1

#8b95a9

#9398a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bbb · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#7977b8 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#6fb0ae · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d8bc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d8bc7]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6d8bc7 (#6d8bc7) is rgb(109, 139, 199) in RGB.

No, #6d8bc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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