#6aa2e4

Color #6aa2e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.22 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#6aa2e4

RGB

rgb(106, 162, 228)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 69.3%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 53.5%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.5%, 28.9%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(65.36, 0.24, -38.92)

LCH

lch(65.36, 38.92, 270.35)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.1141, 253.34)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 41.6%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ac6a

Analogous

#6adfe4

#6aa2e4

#6f6ae4

Triadic

#6aa2e4

#e46aa2

#a2e46a

Split-complementary

#6aa2e4

#e46f6a

#dfe46a

Tetradic

#6aa2e4

#ac6ae4

#e4ac6a

#a2e46a

Square

#6aa2e4

#e46adf

#e4ac6a

#6ae46f

Shades

Color #6aa2e4 mixed toward black.

#3b84db

#2269bd

#1a4f8d

#11345e

#091a2f

Tints

Color #6aa2e4 mixed toward white.

#83b1e8

#9cc1ed

#b5d0f1

#cde0f6

#e6effa

Tones

Color #6aa2e4 mixed toward gray.

#74a3da

#7ea4d0

#89a4c6

#93a5bb

#9da6b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8686d6 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#837ed3 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#6ecbc8 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6aa2e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6aa2e4]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6aa2e4 (#6aa2e4) is rgb(106, 162, 228) in RGB.

No, #6aa2e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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