#6998f2

Color #6998f2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 1.69 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#6998f2

RGB

rgb(105, 152, 242)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 84%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 56.6%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.6%, 37.2%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(63.23, 10.17, -49.97)

LCH

lch(63.23, 50.99, 281.5)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1429, 262.36)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 41.2%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2c369

Analogous

#69dcf2

#6998f2

#7e69f2

Triadic

#6998f2

#f26998

#98f269

Split-complementary

#6998f2

#f27e69

#dcf269

Tetradic

#6998f2

#c369f2

#f2c369

#98f269

Square

#6998f2

#f269dc

#f2c369

#69f27e

Shades

Color #6998f2 mixed toward black.

#3473ed

#1255d5

#0e40a0

#092b6a

#051535

Tints

Color #6998f2 mixed toward white.

#82a9f4

#9bbaf6

#b4cbf8

#cdddfb

#e6eefd

Tones

Color #6998f2 mixed toward gray.

#749ce7

#809fdb

#8ba3d0

#97a6c4

#a2aab9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080e0 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#7d7adc · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#6cd1ce · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 23.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6998f2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6998f2]

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

#6998f2 (#6998f2) is rgb(105, 152, 242) in RGB.

No, #6998f2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #6998f2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast