#6e8da9

Color #6e8da9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8da9

RGB

rgb(110, 141, 169)

HSL

hsl(208.5, 25.5%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.5, 34.9%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.9%, 16.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(57.3, -3.84, -18.26)

LCH

lch(57.3, 18.66, 258.12)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.055, 246.09)

HWB

hwb(208.5, 43.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a98a6e

Analogous

#6ea9a7

#6e8da9

#6e70a9

Triadic

#6e8da9

#a96e8d

#8da96e

Split-complementary

#6e8da9

#a96e70

#a9a76e

Tetradic

#6e8da9

#8a6ea9

#a98a6e

#8da96e

Square

#6e8da9

#a76ea9

#a98a6e

#70a96e

Shades

Color #6e8da9 mixed toward black.

#577692

#455e75

#344758

#232f3a

#11181d

Tints

Color #6e8da9 mixed toward white.

#86a0b7

#9eb3c6

#b7c6d4

#cfd9e2

#e7ecf1

Tones

Color #6e8da9 mixed toward gray.

#738da4

#788c9f

#7d8c9a

#828c95

#878c90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7da3 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#7b78a1 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#709e9d · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8da9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8da9]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6e8da9 (#6e8da9) is rgb(110, 141, 169) in RGB.

No, #6e8da9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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