#6e8ace

Color #6e8ace

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8ace

RGB

rgb(110, 138, 206)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 49.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 46.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.6%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(57.99, 8.38, -38.19)

LCH

lch(57.99, 39.1, 282.38)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1075, 266.37)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 43.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceb26e

Analogous

#6ebace

#6e8ace

#826ece

Triadic

#6e8ace

#ce6e8a

#8ace6e

Split-complementary

#6e8ace

#ce826e

#bace6e

Tetradic

#6e8ace

#b26ece

#ceb26e

#8ace6e

Square

#6e8ace

#ce6eba

#ceb26e

#6ece82

Shades

Color #6e8ace mixed toward black.

#476ac1

#35549e

#283f76

#1b2a4f

#0d1527

Tints

Color #6e8ace mixed toward white.

#869ed6

#9eb1de

#b7c5e7

#cfd8ef

#e7ecf7

Tones

Color #6e8ace mixed toward gray.

#768dc6

#7e91be

#8694b6

#8e97ae

#969ba6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bc0 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#7977bd · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#70b5b2 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8ace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8ace]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e8ace (#6e8ace) is rgb(110, 138, 206) in RGB.

No, #6e8ace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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