#6d8db4

Color #6d8db4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6d8db4

RGB

rgb(109, 141, 180)

HSL

hsl(213, 32.1%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213, 39.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.4%, 21.7%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(57.65, -1.14, -24)

LCH

lch(57.65, 24.03, 267.28)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0693, 253.74)

HWB

hwb(213, 42.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4946d

Analogous

#6db0b4

#6d8db4

#716db4

Triadic

#6d8db4

#b46d8d

#8db46d

Split-complementary

#6d8db4

#b4716d

#b0b46d

Tetradic

#6d8db4

#946db4

#b4946d

#8db46d

Square

#6d8db4

#b46db0

#b4946d

#6db471

Shades

Color #6d8db4 mixed toward black.

#52759f

#415d7f

#31465f

#212f40

#101720

Tints

Color #6d8db4 mixed toward white.

#85a0c1

#9eb3cd

#b6c6da

#ced9e6

#e7ecf3

Tones

Color #6d8db4 mixed toward gray.

#738eae

#798ea8

#7f8fa2

#858f9c

#8b9096

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7cac · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#7a78aa · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#6fa5a3 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d8db4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d8db4]

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

#6d8db4 (#6d8db4) is rgb(109, 141, 180) in RGB.

No, #6d8db4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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