#6f9cde

Color #6f9cde

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#6f9cde

RGB

rgb(111, 156, 222)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 62.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 50%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 29.7%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(63.7, 2.96, -38.19)

LCH

lch(63.7, 38.3, 274.43)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1097, 257.84)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 43.5%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#deb16f

Analogous

#6fd3de

#6f9cde

#7a6fde

Triadic

#6f9cde

#de6f9c

#9cde6f

Split-complementary

#6f9cde

#de7a6f

#d3de6f

Tetradic

#6f9cde

#b16fde

#deb16f

#9cde6f

Square

#6f9cde

#de6fd3

#deb16f

#6fde7a

Shades

Color #6f9cde mixed toward black.

#427dd4

#2962b5

#1f4987

#15315a

#0a182d

Tints

Color #6f9cde mixed toward white.

#87ace3

#9fbde9

#b7cdee

#cfdef4

#e7eef9

Tones

Color #6f9cde mixed toward gray.

#789ed5

#829fcc

#8ba1c2

#94a3b9

#9da5b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585d0 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#827fcd · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#72c5c2 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f9cde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f9cde]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6f9cde (#6f9cde) is rgb(111, 156, 222) in RGB.

No, #6f9cde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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