#6986b0

Color #6986b0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.74 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6986b0

RGB

rgb(105, 134, 176)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 31%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 40.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(55.26, 0.68, -25.41)

LCH

lch(55.26, 25.42, 271.53)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.0723, 257.62)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 41.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b09369

Analogous

#69a9b0

#6986b0

#7069b0

Triadic

#6986b0

#b06986

#86b069

Split-complementary

#6986b0

#b07069

#a9b069

Tetradic

#6986b0

#9369b0

#b09369

#86b069

Square

#6986b0

#b069a9

#b09369

#69b070

Shades

Color #6986b0 mixed toward black.

#516e99

#41587b

#30425c

#202c3d

#10161f

Tints

Color #6986b0 mixed toward white.

#829abd

#9baeca

#b4c2d7

#cdd7e5

#e6ebf2

Tones

Color #6986b0 mixed toward gray.

#6f87aa

#7588a4

#7b899e

#818a98

#878b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777a7 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#7573a5 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#6ba09e · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6986b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6986b0]

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

#6986b0 (#6986b0) is rgb(105, 134, 176) in RGB.

No, #6986b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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