#6c8bbc

Color #6c8bbc

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.42 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6c8bbc

RGB

rgb(108, 139, 188)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 37.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 42.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.6%, 26.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(57.35, 2.01, -29.02)

LCH

lch(57.35, 29.09, 273.96)

OKLCH

oklch(63.3%, 0.0823, 259.36)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 42.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc9d6c

Analogous

#6cb3bc

#6c8bbc

#756cbc

Triadic

#6c8bbc

#bc6c8b

#8bbc6c

Split-complementary

#6c8bbc

#bc756c

#b3bc6c

Tetradic

#6c8bbc

#9d6cbc

#bc9d6c

#8bbc6c

Square

#6c8bbc

#bc6cb3

#bc9d6c

#6cbc75

Shades

Color #6c8bbc mixed toward black.

#4d71a9

#3e5a87

#2e4466

#1f2d44

#0f1722

Tints

Color #6c8bbc mixed toward white.

#849ec7

#9db2d2

#b5c5dd

#ced8e9

#e6ecf4

Tones

Color #6c8bbc mixed toward gray.

#738cb5

#798eaf

#808fa8

#8791a1

#8d929b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bb2 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#7976af · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#6ea9a7 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c8bbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c8bbc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#6c8bbc (#6c8bbc) is rgb(108, 139, 188) in RGB.

No, #6c8bbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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