#6c9dc5

Color #6c9dc5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#6c9dc5

RGB

rgb(108, 157, 197)

HSL

hsl(207, 43.4%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207, 45.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.2%, 20.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(62.79, -5.66, -25.7)

LCH

lch(62.79, 26.32, 257.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0795, 243.95)

HWB

hwb(207, 42.4%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5946c

Analogous

#6cc5c1

#6c9dc5

#6c70c5

Triadic

#6c9dc5

#c56c9d

#9dc56c

Split-complementary

#6c9dc5

#c56c70

#c5c16c

Tetradic

#6c9dc5

#946cc5

#c5946c

#9dc56c

Square

#6c9dc5

#c16cc5

#c5946c

#70c56c

Shades

Color #6c9dc5 mixed toward black.

#4885b6

#3a6a92

#2b506d

#1d3549

#0e1b24

Tints

Color #6c9dc5 mixed toward white.

#85adcf

#9dbed8

#b6cee2

#cedeec

#e7eff5

Tones

Color #6c9dc5 mixed toward gray.

#739cbe

#7b9bb6

#829baf

#8a9aa7

#9199a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485bc · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#817dba · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#6fb5b3 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c9dc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c9dc5]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#6c9dc5 (#6c9dc5) is rgb(108, 157, 197) in RGB.

No, #6c9dc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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