#6b8acc

Color #6b8acc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6b8acc

RGB

rgb(107, 138, 204)

HSL

hsl(220.8, 48.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.8, 47.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.5%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(57.71, 7.04, -37.51)

LCH

lch(57.71, 38.16, 280.63)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.1059, 264.42)

HWB

hwb(220.8, 42%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccad6b

Analogous

#6bbbcc

#6b8acc

#7d6bcc

Triadic

#6b8acc

#cc6b8a

#8acc6b

Split-complementary

#6b8acc

#cc7d6b

#bbcc6b

Tetradic

#6b8acc

#ad6bcc

#ccad6b

#8acc6b

Square

#6b8acc

#cc6bbb

#ccad6b

#6bcc7d

Shades

Color #6b8acc mixed toward black.

#456cbf

#35569a

#284074

#1b2b4d

#0d1527

Tints

Color #6b8acc mixed toward white.

#849ed4

#9cb1dd

#b5c5e5

#ced8ee

#e6ecf6

Tones

Color #6b8acc mixed toward gray.

#738dc4

#7b90bc

#8393b4

#8b96ac

#9399a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7abf · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#7875bb · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#6db3b1 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b8acc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b8acc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b8acc (#6b8acc) is rgb(107, 138, 204) in RGB.

No, #6b8acc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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