#6e8ddc

Color #6e8ddc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8ddc

RGB

rgb(110, 141, 220)

HSL

hsl(223.1, 61.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.1, 50%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 35.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(59.46, 10.83, -43.72)

LCH

lch(59.46, 45.04, 283.91)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1236, 266.75)

HWB

hwb(223.1, 43.1%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcbd6e

Analogous

#6ec4dc

#6e8ddc

#866edc

Triadic

#6e8ddc

#dc6e8d

#8ddc6e

Split-complementary

#6e8ddc

#dc866e

#c4dc6e

Tetradic

#6e8ddc

#bd6edc

#dcbd6e

#8ddc6e

Square

#6e8ddc

#dc6ec4

#dcbd6e

#6edc86

Shades

Color #6e8ddc mixed toward black.

#426ad1

#2b51b1

#203c85

#152859

#0b142c

Tints

Color #6e8ddc mixed toward white.

#86a0e2

#9eb3e8

#b6c6ed

#cfd9f3

#e7ecf9

Tones

Color #6e8ddc mixed toward gray.

#7791d3

#8095ca

#8999c0

#939db7

#9ca1ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7dcc · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#7b78c9 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#70bfbc · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8ddc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8ddc]

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

#6e8ddc (#6e8ddc) is rgb(110, 141, 220) in RGB.

No, #6e8ddc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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