#6d8cb8

Color #6d8cb8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6d8cb8

RGB

rgb(109, 140, 184)

HSL

hsl(215.2, 34.6%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.2, 40.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.8%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(57.53, 0.56, -26.46)

LCH

lch(57.53, 26.47, 271.21)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0754, 257.12)

HWB

hwb(215.2, 42.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8996d

Analogous

#6db2b8

#6d8cb8

#746db8

Triadic

#6d8cb8

#b86d8c

#8cb86d

Split-complementary

#6d8cb8

#b8746d

#b2b86d

Tetradic

#6d8cb8

#996db8

#b8996d

#8cb86d

Square

#6d8cb8

#b86db2

#b8996d

#6db874

Shades

Color #6d8cb8 mixed toward black.

#5073a4

#405c84

#304563

#202e42

#101721

Tints

Color #6d8cb8 mixed toward white.

#859fc4

#9eb2d0

#b6c6dc

#ced9e7

#e7ecf3

Tones

Color #6d8cb8 mixed toward gray.

#738db2

#7a8eac

#808fa5

#86909f

#8c9299

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7caf · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#7a77ac · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#6fa7a5 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d8cb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d8cb8]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6d8cb8 (#6d8cb8) is rgb(109, 140, 184) in RGB.

No, #6d8cb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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