#6f9bf6

Color #6f9bf6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6f9bf6

RGB

rgb(111, 155, 246)

HSL

hsl(220.4, 88.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.4, 54.9%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 37%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(64.54, 10.9, -50.07)

LCH

lch(64.54, 51.24, 282.28)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.1427, 263.6)

HWB

hwb(220.4, 43.5%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6ca6f

Analogous

#6fdff6

#6f9bf6

#866ff6

Triadic

#6f9bf6

#f66f9b

#9bf66f

Split-complementary

#6f9bf6

#f6866f

#dff66f

Tetradic

#6f9bf6

#ca6ff6

#f6ca6f

#9bf66f

Square

#6f9bf6

#f66fdf

#f6ca6f

#6ff686

Shades

Color #6f9bf6 mixed toward black.

#3774f2

#0e53e0

#0b3ea8

#072970

#041538

Tints

Color #6f9bf6 mixed toward white.

#87acf7

#9fbcf9

#b7cdfa

#cfdefc

#e7eefd

Tones

Color #6f9bf6 mixed toward gray.

#7a9feb

#86a3df

#91a7d4

#9cabc9

#a7afbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485e4 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#827ee0 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#72d5d1 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f9bf6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f9bf6]

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

#6f9bf6 (#6f9bf6) is rgb(111, 155, 246) in RGB.

No, #6f9bf6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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