#6aa7df

Color #6aa7df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.23 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6aa7df

RGB

rgb(106, 167, 223)

HSL

hsl(208.7, 64.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.7, 52.5%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.5%, 25.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(66.54, -4.08, -34.33)

LCH

lch(66.54, 34.57, 263.22)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1041, 247.45)

HWB

hwb(208.7, 41.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfa26a

Analogous

#6adfdc

#6aa7df

#6a6ddf

Triadic

#6aa7df

#df6aa7

#a7df6a

Split-complementary

#6aa7df

#df6a6d

#dfdc6a

Tetradic

#6aa7df

#a26adf

#dfa26a

#a7df6a

Square

#6aa7df

#dc6adf

#dfa26a

#6ddf6a

Shades

Color #6aa7df mixed toward black.

#3d8cd5

#2771b4

#1d5587

#13385a

#0a1c2d

Tints

Color #6aa7df mixed toward white.

#83b6e4

#9cc4ea

#b4d3ef

#cde2f4

#e6f0fa

Tones

Color #6aa7df mixed toward gray.

#74a7d5

#7da6cb

#87a6c2

#91a5b8

#9ba5ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8989d3 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#8580d0 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#6ec9c7 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6aa7df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6aa7df]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#6aa7df (#6aa7df) is rgb(106, 167, 223) in RGB.

No, #6aa7df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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