#6e8997

Color #6e8997

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 4.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8997

RGB

rgb(110, 137, 151)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 16.5%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 27.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(55.52, -6.21, -10.61)

LCH

lch(55.52, 12.29, 239.66)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0374, 230.65)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 43.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#977c6e

Analogous

#6e9791

#6e8997

#6e7597

Triadic

#6e8997

#976e89

#89976e

Split-complementary

#6e8997

#976e75

#97916e

Tetradic

#6e8997

#7c6e97

#977c6e

#89976e

Square

#6e8997

#916e97

#977c6e

#75976e

Shades

Color #6e8997 mixed toward black.

#5b727f

#495c65

#37454c

#242e33

#121719

Tints

Color #6e8997 mixed toward white.

#869da8

#9eb0ba

#b7c4cb

#cfd8dc

#e7ebee

Tones

Color #6e8997 mixed toward gray.

#718894

#758790

#78868d

#7c8589

#7f8486

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7b94 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#797793 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#709191 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8997]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6e8997 (#6e8997) is rgb(110, 137, 151) in RGB.

No, #6e8997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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