#6f9bf2

Color #6f9bf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 2.68 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6f9bf2

RGB

rgb(111, 155, 242)

HSL

hsl(219.8, 83.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.8, 54.1%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.1%, 36%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(64.35, 9.65, -48.19)

LCH

lch(64.35, 49.15, 281.32)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.1373, 262.97)

HWB

hwb(219.8, 43.5%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2c66f

Analogous

#6fddf2

#6f9bf2

#846ff2

Triadic

#6f9bf2

#f26f9b

#9bf26f

Split-complementary

#6f9bf2

#f2846f

#ddf26f

Tetradic

#6f9bf2

#c66ff2

#f2c66f

#9bf26f

Square

#6f9bf2

#f26fdd

#f2c66f

#6ff284

Shades

Color #6f9bf2 mixed toward black.

#3976ed

#1456d8

#0f40a2

#0a2b6c

#051536

Tints

Color #6f9bf2 mixed toward white.

#87acf4

#9fbcf6

#b7cdf8

#cfdefb

#e7eefd

Tones

Color #6f9bf2 mixed toward gray.

#7a9fe7

#85a2dc

#90a6d1

#9ba9c6

#a6adbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485e1 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#827edd · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#72d2cf · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f9bf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f9bf2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6f9bf2 (#6f9bf2) is rgb(111, 155, 242) in RGB.

No, #6f9bf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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