#6c98e2

Color #6c98e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#6c98e2

RGB

rgb(108, 152, 226)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 67%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 52.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(62.62, 5.79, -42.1)

LCH

lch(62.62, 42.5, 277.83)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.1203, 260.38)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 42.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2b66c

Analogous

#6cd3e2

#6c98e2

#7b6ce2

Triadic

#6c98e2

#e26c98

#98e26c

Split-complementary

#6c98e2

#e27b6c

#d3e26c

Tetradic

#6c98e2

#b66ce2

#e2b66c

#98e26c

Square

#6c98e2

#e26cd3

#e2b66c

#6ce27b

Shades

Color #6c98e2 mixed toward black.

#3e78d9

#255cba

#1c458b

#122e5d

#09172e

Tints

Color #6c98e2 mixed toward white.

#85a9e7

#9dbaec

#b6ccf0

#ceddf5

#e7eefa

Tones

Color #6c98e2 mixed toward gray.

#769bd8

#809dce

#8aa0c4

#93a2bb

#9da5b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8182d3 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#7f7bcf · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#6fc6c3 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c98e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c98e2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c98e2 (#6c98e2) is rgb(108, 152, 226) in RGB.

No, #6c98e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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