#6e8bb4

Color #6e8bb4

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8bb4

RGB

rgb(110, 139, 180)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 31.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 38.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.9%, 22.8%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(57.15, 0.29, -24.77)

LCH

lch(57.15, 24.77, 270.67)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0705, 257.05)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 43.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4976e

Analogous

#6eaeb4

#6e8bb4

#746eb4

Triadic

#6e8bb4

#b46e8b

#8bb46e

Split-complementary

#6e8bb4

#b4746e

#aeb46e

Tetradic

#6e8bb4

#976eb4

#b4976e

#8bb46e

Square

#6e8bb4

#b46eae

#b4976e

#6eb474

Shades

Color #6e8bb4 mixed toward black.

#52729f

#425c7f

#314560

#212e40

#101720

Tints

Color #6e8bb4 mixed toward white.

#869ec1

#9eb2cd

#b7c5da

#cfd8e6

#e7ecf3

Tones

Color #6e8bb4 mixed toward gray.

#748cae

#7a8da8

#808ea3

#858f9d

#8b9097

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7cab · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#7a78a9 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#70a4a2 · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8bb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8bb4]

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

#6e8bb4 (#6e8bb4) is rgb(110, 139, 180) in RGB.

No, #6e8bb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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