#6b8bc6

Color #6b8bc6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6b8bc6

RGB

rgb(107, 139, 198)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 44.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 46%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 29.8%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(57.72, 4.67, -34.11)

LCH

lch(57.72, 34.43, 277.8)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0964, 262.13)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 42%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6a66b

Analogous

#6bb9c6

#6b8bc6

#786bc6

Triadic

#6b8bc6

#c66b8b

#8bc66b

Split-complementary

#6b8bc6

#c6786b

#b9c66b

Tetradic

#6b8bc6

#a66bc6

#c6a66b

#8bc66b

Square

#6b8bc6

#c66bb9

#c6a66b

#6bc678

Shades

Color #6b8bc6 mixed toward black.

#476eb7

#395893

#2a426e

#1c2c49

#0e1625

Tints

Color #6b8bc6 mixed toward white.

#849ed0

#9cb2d9

#b5c5e3

#ced8ec

#e6ecf6

Tones

Color #6b8bc6 mixed toward gray.

#738dbe

#7a8fb7

#8292af

#8994a8

#9196a0

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

#7a7aba · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#7876b7 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#6db0ad · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b8bc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b8bc6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b8bc6 (#6b8bc6) is rgb(107, 139, 198) in RGB.

No, #6b8bc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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