#6b99db

Color #6b99db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#6b99db

RGB

rgb(107, 153, 219)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 60.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 51.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.1%, 30.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(62.52, 2.85, -38.37)

LCH

lch(62.52, 38.48, 274.25)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.1105, 257.4)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 42%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbad6b

Analogous

#6bd1db

#6b99db

#756bdb

Triadic

#6b99db

#db6b99

#99db6b

Split-complementary

#6b99db

#db756b

#d1db6b

Tetradic

#6b99db

#ad6bdb

#dbad6b

#99db6b

Square

#6b99db

#db6bd1

#dbad6b

#6bdb75

Shades

Color #6b99db mixed toward black.

#3f7bd0

#2a61af

#204983

#153057

#0b182c

Tints

Color #6b99db mixed toward white.

#84aae1

#9cbbe7

#b5cced

#ceddf3

#e6eef9

Tones

Color #6b99db mixed toward gray.

#749bd2

#7e9cc8

#879ebf

#90a0b6

#9aa1ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8182ce · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#7f7bca · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#6ec2bf · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b99db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b99db]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6b99db (#6b99db) is rgb(107, 153, 219) in RGB.

No, #6b99db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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