#6a8bb6

Color #6a8bb6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6a8bb6

RGB

rgb(106, 139, 182)

HSL

hsl(213.9, 34.2%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.9, 41.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.8%, 23.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(56.98, -0.24, -26.18)

LCH

lch(56.98, 26.18, 269.47)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0753, 255.3)

HWB

hwb(213.9, 41.6%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6956a

Analogous

#6ab1b6

#6a8bb6

#6f6ab6

Triadic

#6a8bb6

#b66a8b

#8bb66a

Split-complementary

#6a8bb6

#b66f6a

#b1b66a

Tetradic

#6a8bb6

#956ab6

#b6956a

#8bb66a

Square

#6a8bb6

#b66ab1

#b6956a

#6ab66f

Shades

Color #6a8bb6 mixed toward black.

#4f73a1

#3f5c81

#2f4561

#202e40

#101720

Tints

Color #6a8bb6 mixed toward white.

#839ec2

#9cb2ce

#b5c5db

#cdd8e7

#e6ecf3

Tones

Color #6a8bb6 mixed toward gray.

#708cb0

#778da9

#7d8ea3

#838e9d

#8a8f96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7aad · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#7875ab · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#6ca5a3 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a8bb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a8bb6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6a8bb6 (#6a8bb6) is rgb(106, 139, 182) in RGB.

No, #6a8bb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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