#6eabef

Color #6eabef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.12 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6eabef

RGB

rgb(110, 171, 239)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 80.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 54%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(54%, 28.5%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(68.51, -0.62, -40.01)

LCH

lch(68.51, 40.01, 269.11)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.1181, 252.15)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 43.1%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efb26e

Analogous

#6eecef

#6eabef

#716eef

Triadic

#6eabef

#ef6eab

#abef6e

Split-complementary

#6eabef

#ef716e

#ecef6e

Tetradic

#6eabef

#b26eef

#efb26e

#abef6e

Square

#6eabef

#ef6eec

#efb26e

#6eef71

Shades

Color #6eabef mixed toward black.

#3a8de9

#176fd1

#11539d

#0c3869

#061c34

Tints

Color #6eabef mixed toward white.

#86b9f2

#9ec7f4

#b6d5f7

#cfe3fa

#e7f1fc

Tones

Color #6eabef mixed toward gray.

#79ace4

#83acd9

#8eadcf

#99adc4

#a4aeb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8de1 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#8984dd · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#72d5d2 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6eabef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6eabef]

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Frequently asked questions

#6eabef (#6eabef) is rgb(110, 171, 239) in RGB.

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

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