#6990b0

Color #6990b0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6990b0

RGB

rgb(105, 144, 176)

HSL

hsl(207, 31%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207, 40.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 18.2%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(58.12, -5.05, -21.03)

LCH

lch(58.12, 21.63, 256.5)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0648, 243.79)

HWB

hwb(207, 41.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b08969

Analogous

#69b0ac

#6990b0

#696db0

Triadic

#6990b0

#b06990

#90b069

Split-complementary

#6990b0

#b0696d

#b0ac69

Tetradic

#6990b0

#8969b0

#b08969

#90b069

Square

#6990b0

#ac69b0

#b08969

#6db069

Shades

Color #6990b0 mixed toward black.

#517999

#41617b

#30485c

#20303d

#10181f

Tints

Color #6990b0 mixed toward white.

#82a3bd

#9bb5ca

#b4c8d7

#cddae5

#e6edf2

Tones

Color #6990b0 mixed toward gray.

#6f8faa

#758fa4

#7b8e9e

#818e98

#878d92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7ca9 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#7976a7 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#6ba3a2 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6990b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6990b0]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#6990b0 (#6990b0) is rgb(105, 144, 176) in RGB.

No, #6990b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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