#6c98c4

Color #6c98c4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.13 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6c98c4

RGB

rgb(108, 152, 196)

HSL

hsl(210, 42.7%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 44.9%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(61.33, -3.14, -27.38)

LCH

lch(61.33, 27.56, 263.46)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0815, 249.16)

HWB

hwb(210, 42.4%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4986c

Analogous

#6cc4c4

#6c98c4

#6c6cc4

Triadic

#6c98c4

#c46c98

#98c46c

Split-complementary

#6c98c4

#c46c6c

#c4c46c

Tetradic

#6c98c4

#986cc4

#c4986c

#98c46c

Square

#6c98c4

#c46cc4

#c4986c

#6cc46c

Shades

Color #6c98c4 mixed toward black.

#497fb5

#3a6591

#2c4c6c

#1d3348

#0f1924

Tints

Color #6c98c4 mixed toward white.

#84a9ce

#9dbad8

#b5cbe1

#ceddeb

#e6eef5

Tones

Color #6c98c4 mixed toward gray.

#7398bd

#7b98b5

#8298ae

#8998a7

#91989f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8182bb · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#7f7bb8 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#6fb3b1 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c98c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c98c4]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#6c98c4 (#6c98c4) is rgb(108, 152, 196) in RGB.

No, #6c98c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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