#6e8acf

Color #6e8acf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8acf

RGB

rgb(110, 138, 207)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 50.3%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 46.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(58.03, 8.67, -38.68)

LCH

lch(58.03, 39.64, 282.63)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1089, 266.58)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 43.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfb36e

Analogous

#6ebbcf

#6e8acf

#836ecf

Triadic

#6e8acf

#cf6e8a

#8acf6e

Split-complementary

#6e8acf

#cf836e

#bbcf6e

Tetradic

#6e8acf

#b36ecf

#cfb36e

#8acf6e

Square

#6e8acf

#cf6ebb

#cfb36e

#6ecf83

Shades

Color #6e8acf mixed toward black.

#466ac2

#35539f

#273e77

#1a2a4f

#0d1528

Tints

Color #6e8acf mixed toward white.

#869ed7

#9eb1df

#b7c5e7

#cfd8ef

#e7ecf7

Tones

Color #6e8acf mixed toward gray.

#768ec7

#7e91bf

#8694b7

#8e98af

#979ba7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bc1 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#7977be · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#70b5b3 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8acf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8acf]

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

#6e8acf (#6e8acf) is rgb(110, 138, 207) in RGB.

No, #6e8acf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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