#6b9fdb

Color #6b9fdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6b9fdb

RGB

rgb(107, 159, 219)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 60.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 51.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.1%, 27.4%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(64.19, -0.57, -35.77)

LCH

lch(64.19, 35.77, 269.09)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.105, 252.83)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 42%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dba76b

Analogous

#6bd7db

#6b9fdb

#6f6bdb

Triadic

#6b9fdb

#db6b9f

#9fdb6b

Split-complementary

#6b9fdb

#db6f6b

#d7db6b

Tetradic

#6b9fdb

#a76bdb

#dba76b

#9fdb6b

Square

#6b9fdb

#db6bd7

#dba76b

#6bdb6f

Shades

Color #6b9fdb mixed toward black.

#3f83d0

#2a68af

#204e83

#153457

#0b1a2c

Tints

Color #6b9fdb mixed toward white.

#84afe1

#9cbfe7

#b5cfed

#cedff3

#e6eff9

Tones

Color #6b9fdb mixed toward gray.

#74a0d2

#7ea0c8

#87a1bf

#90a2b6

#9aa2ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585cf · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#827ecb · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#6ec4c2 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6b9fdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6b9fdb]

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

#6b9fdb (#6b9fdb) is rgb(107, 159, 219) in RGB.

No, #6b9fdb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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