#6fb7cd

Color #6fb7cd

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 9.33 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#6fb7cd

RGB

rgb(111, 183, 205)

HSL

hsl(194, 48.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194, 45.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.9%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.63, -16.72, -18.14)

LCH

lch(70.63, 24.67, 227.33)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0788, 219.49)

HWB

hwb(194, 43.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd856f

Analogous

#6fcdb4

#6fb7cd

#6f88cd

Triadic

#6fb7cd

#cd6fb7

#b7cd6f

Split-complementary

#6fb7cd

#cd6f88

#cdb46f

Tetradic

#6fb7cd

#856fcd

#cd856f

#b7cd6f

Square

#6fb7cd

#b46fcd

#cd856f

#88cd6f

Shades

Color #6fb7cd mixed toward black.

#48a4c0

#36859d

#296375

#1b424e

#0e2127

Tints

Color #6fb7cd mixed toward white.

#87c3d5

#9fcfde

#b7dbe6

#cfe7ee

#e7f3f7

Tones

Color #6fb7cd mixed toward gray.

#77b3c5

#7fafbd

#87abb6

#8ea6ae

#96a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494c8 · ΔE 22.3

Deuteranopia

#908ac7 · ΔE 23.7

Tritanopia

#74c4c3 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6fb7cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6fb7cd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6fb7cd (#6fb7cd) is rgb(111, 183, 205) in RGB.

No, #6fb7cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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