#6686bc

Color #6686bc

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6686bc

RGB

rgb(102, 134, 188)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 39.1%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 45.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(55.59, 3.36, -31.78)

LCH

lch(55.59, 31.96, 276.04)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.0901, 260.55)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 40%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9c66

Analogous

#66b1bc

#6686bc

#7166bc

Triadic

#6686bc

#bc6686

#86bc66

Split-complementary

#6686bc

#bc7166

#b1bc66

Tetradic

#6686bc

#9c66bc

#bc9c66

#86bc66

Square

#6686bc

#bc66b1

#bc9c66

#66bc71

Shades

Color #6686bc mixed toward black.

#4a6da8

#3b5787

#2c4165

#1d2c43

#0f1622

Tints

Color #6686bc mixed toward white.

#809ac7

#99aed2

#b3c3de

#ccd7e9

#e6ebf4

Tones

Color #6686bc mixed toward gray.

#6d88b5

#748aae

#7c8ca7

#838d9f

#8a8f98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7575b1 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#7371ae · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#68a7a5 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 18.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6686bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6686bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6686bc (#6686bc) is rgb(102, 134, 188) in RGB.

No, #6686bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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