#6d8bef

Color #6d8bef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6d8bef

RGB

rgb(109, 139, 239)

HSL

hsl(226.2, 80.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.2, 54.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(59.84, 17.7, -53.68)

LCH

lch(59.84, 56.52, 288.25)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.1525, 269.32)

HWB

hwb(226.2, 42.7%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efd16d

Analogous

#6dccef

#6d8bef

#906def

Triadic

#6d8bef

#ef6d8b

#8bef6d

Split-complementary

#6d8bef

#ef906d

#ccef6d

Tetradic

#6d8bef

#d16def

#efd16d

#8bef6d

Square

#6d8bef

#ef6dcc

#efd16d

#6def90

Shades

Color #6d8bef mixed toward black.

#3961e9

#1742d1

#11319d

#0b2168

#061034

Tints

Color #6d8bef mixed toward white.

#859ef2

#9eb2f4

#b6c5f7

#ced8fa

#e7ecfc

Tones

Color #6d8bef mixed toward gray.

#7891e4

#8396d9

#8d9cce

#98a2c4

#a3a8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bdc · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#7977d7 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#6fccc8 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d8bef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d8bef]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#6d8bef (#6d8bef) is rgb(109, 139, 239) in RGB.

No, #6d8bef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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