#6987af

Color #6987af

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6987af

RGB

rgb(105, 135, 175)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 30.4%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 40%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(40%, 22.9%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(55.51, -0.18, -24.46)

LCH

lch(55.51, 24.46, 269.58)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.07, 255.79)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 41.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#af9169

Analogous

#69aaaf

#6987af

#6e69af

Triadic

#6987af

#af6987

#87af69

Split-complementary

#6987af

#af6e69

#aaaf69

Tetradic

#6987af

#9169af

#af9169

#87af69

Square

#6987af

#af69aa

#af9169

#69af6e

Shades

Color #6987af mixed toward black.

#517098

#41597a

#31435b

#202d3d

#10161e

Tints

Color #6987af mixed toward white.

#829bbc

#9bafca

#b4c3d7

#cdd7e4

#e6ebf2

Tones

Color #6987af mixed toward gray.

#6f88a9

#7589a3

#7b899d

#808a98

#868b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777a6 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#7573a4 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#6b9f9e · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6987af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6987af]

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

#6987af (#6987af) is rgb(105, 135, 175) in RGB.

No, #6987af is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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