#6e86b6

Color #6e86b6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6e86b6

RGB

rgb(110, 134, 182)

HSL

hsl(220, 33%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 39.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.6%, 26.4%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(55.83, 3.75, -27.95)

LCH

lch(55.83, 28.2, 277.64)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0783, 263.76)

HWB

hwb(220, 43.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b69e6e

Analogous

#6eaab6

#6e86b6

#7a6eb6

Triadic

#6e86b6

#b66e86

#86b66e

Split-complementary

#6e86b6

#b67a6e

#aab66e

Tetradic

#6e86b6

#9e6eb6

#b69e6e

#86b66e

Square

#6e86b6

#b66eaa

#b69e6e

#6eb67a

Shades

Color #6e86b6 mixed toward black.

#526ca2

#415782

#314161

#212b41

#101620

Tints

Color #6e86b6 mixed toward white.

#869ac2

#9eaece

#b7c3db

#cfd7e7

#e7ebf3

Tones

Color #6e86b6 mixed toward gray.

#7488b0

#7a8aaa

#808ca4

#868e9e

#8c9098

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979ac · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#7876a9 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#6fa3a1 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e86b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e86b6]

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

#6e86b6 (#6e86b6) is rgb(110, 134, 182) in RGB.

No, #6e86b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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