#6e9fdf

Color #6e9fdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6e9fdf

RGB

rgb(110, 159, 223)

HSL

hsl(214, 63.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 50.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(64.51, 1.32, -37.47)

LCH

lch(64.51, 37.49, 272.02)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.1086, 255.49)

HWB

hwb(214, 43.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfae6e

Analogous

#6ed7df

#6e9fdf

#766edf

Triadic

#6e9fdf

#df6e9f

#9fdf6e

Split-complementary

#6e9fdf

#df766e

#d7df6e

Tetradic

#6e9fdf

#ae6edf

#dfae6e

#9fdf6e

Square

#6e9fdf

#df6ed7

#dfae6e

#6edf76

Shades

Color #6e9fdf mixed toward black.

#4181d5

#2866b6

#1e4c88

#14335b

#0a192d

Tints

Color #6e9fdf mixed toward white.

#86afe4

#9ebfea

#b7cfef

#cfdff4

#e7effa

Tones

Color #6e9fdf mixed toward gray.

#77a0d6

#81a1cc

#8aa3c3

#94a4b9

#9da5b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686d2 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#837fce · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#71c7c4 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e9fdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e9fdf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e9fdf (#6e9fdf) is rgb(110, 159, 223) in RGB.

No, #6e9fdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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