#6c8fb5

Color #6c8fb5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6c8fb5

RGB

rgb(108, 143, 181)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 33%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 40.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.3%, 21%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(58.2, -2.28, -23.73)

LCH

lch(58.2, 23.84, 264.51)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0696, 250.97)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 42.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5926c

Analogous

#6cb4b5

#6c8fb5

#6e6cb5

Triadic

#6c8fb5

#b56c8f

#8fb56c

Split-complementary

#6c8fb5

#b56e6c

#b4b56c

Tetradic

#6c8fb5

#926cb5

#b5926c

#8fb56c

Square

#6c8fb5

#b56cb4

#b5926c

#6cb56e

Shades

Color #6c8fb5 mixed toward black.

#5177a0

#415f80

#304760

#203040

#101820

Tints

Color #6c8fb5 mixed toward white.

#85a2c1

#9db4ce

#b6c7da

#cedae6

#e7ecf3

Tones

Color #6c8fb5 mixed toward gray.

#728faf

#7890a9

#7e90a3

#84909d

#8b9097

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7dad · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#7b78ab · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#6ea6a4 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c8fb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c8fb5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#6c8fb5 (#6c8fb5) is rgb(108, 143, 181) in RGB.

No, #6c8fb5 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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