#6a9cc4

Color #6a9cc4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.91 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6a9cc4

RGB

rgb(106, 156, 196)

HSL

hsl(206.7, 43.3%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.7, 45.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.9%, 20.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(62.36, -5.89, -25.8)

LCH

lch(62.36, 26.46, 257.14)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0801, 243.47)

HWB

hwb(206.7, 41.6%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4926a

Analogous

#6ac4bf

#6a9cc4

#6a6fc4

Triadic

#6a9cc4

#c46a9c

#9cc46a

Split-complementary

#6a9cc4

#c46a6f

#c4bf6a

Tetradic

#6a9cc4

#926ac4

#c4926a

#9cc46a

Square

#6a9cc4

#bf6ac4

#c4926a

#6fc46a

Shades

Color #6a9cc4 mixed toward black.

#4784b4

#396990

#2b4f6c

#1d3548

#0e1a24

Tints

Color #6a9cc4 mixed toward white.

#83acce

#9cbdd8

#b4cde2

#cddeeb

#e6eef5

Tones

Color #6a9cc4 mixed toward gray.

#719bbd

#799ab5

#8099ad

#8899a6

#8f989e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383bb · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#807cb9 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#6db4b2 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6a9cc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6a9cc4]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#6a9cc4 (#6a9cc4) is rgb(106, 156, 196) in RGB.

No, #6a9cc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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