#6f8bd4

Color #6f8bd4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6f8bd4

RGB

rgb(111, 139, 212)

HSL

hsl(223.4, 54%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.4, 47.6%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.6%, 34.4%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(58.6, 9.83, -40.6)

LCH

lch(58.6, 41.77, 283.61)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1144, 267.25)

HWB

hwb(223.4, 43.5%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4b86f

Analogous

#6fbdd4

#6f8bd4

#856fd4

Triadic

#6f8bd4

#d46f8b

#8bd46f

Split-complementary

#6f8bd4

#d4856f

#bdd46f

Tetradic

#6f8bd4

#b86fd4

#d4b86f

#8bd46f

Square

#6f8bd4

#d46fbd

#d4b86f

#6fd485

Shades

Color #6f8bd4 mixed toward black.

#4569c8

#3252a6

#253d7c

#192953

#0c1429

Tints

Color #6f8bd4 mixed toward white.

#879edb

#9fb2e2

#b7c5e9

#cfd8f1

#e7ecf8

Tones

Color #6f8bd4 mixed toward gray.

#778fcc

#8092c3

#8896bb

#919ab2

#999eaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7cc6 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#7a78c2 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#71b9b6 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f8bd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f8bd4]

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

#6f8bd4 (#6f8bd4) is rgb(111, 139, 212) in RGB.

No, #6f8bd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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