#6998d1

Color #6998d1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6998d1

RGB

rgb(105, 152, 209)

HSL

hsl(212.9, 53.1%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.9, 49.8%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.8%, 27.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(61.71, -0.05, -34.08)

LCH

lch(61.71, 34.08, 269.92)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0993, 253.86)

HWB

hwb(212.9, 41.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1a269

Analogous

#69ccd1

#6998d1

#6e69d1

Triadic

#6998d1

#d16998

#98d169

Split-complementary

#6998d1

#d16e69

#ccd169

Tetradic

#6998d1

#a269d1

#d1a269

#98d169

Square

#6998d1

#d169cc

#d1a269

#69d16e

Shades

Color #6998d1 mixed toward black.

#417dc5

#3163a0

#254b78

#193250

#0c1928

Tints

Color #6998d1 mixed toward white.

#82a9d9

#9bbae0

#b4cce8

#cdddf0

#e6eef7

Tones

Color #6998d1 mixed toward gray.

#7299c8

#7a9ac0

#839bb7

#8c9bae

#949ca6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080c5 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#7d7ac2 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#6cbbb9 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6998d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6998d1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#6998d1 (#6998d1) is rgb(105, 152, 209) in RGB.

No, #6998d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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