#6d8ec0

Color #6d8ec0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6d8ec0

RGB

rgb(109, 142, 192)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 39.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 43.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.2%, 26%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(58.42, 1.68, -29.63)

LCH

lch(58.42, 29.68, 273.25)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0843, 258.5)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 42.7%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c09f6d

Analogous

#6db8c0

#6d8ec0

#756dc0

Triadic

#6d8ec0

#c06d8e

#8ec06d

Split-complementary

#6d8ec0

#c0756d

#b8c06d

Tetradic

#6d8ec0

#9f6dc0

#c09f6d

#8ec06d

Square

#6d8ec0

#c06db8

#c09f6d

#6dc075

Shades

Color #6d8ec0 mixed toward black.

#4c73af

#3c5c8c

#2d4569

#1e2e46

#0f1723

Tints

Color #6d8ec0 mixed toward white.

#85a1ca

#9eb4d5

#b6c7df

#ced9ea

#e7ecf4

Tones

Color #6d8ec0 mixed toward gray.

#748fb9

#7b91b2

#8292ab

#8994a4

#90959d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7db6 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#7b78b3 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#6fadab · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6d8ec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d8ec0]

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

#6d8ec0 (#6d8ec0) is rgb(109, 142, 192) in RGB.

No, #6d8ec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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