#6c9dda

Color #6c9dda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.68 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6c9dda

RGB

rgb(108, 157, 218)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 59.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 50.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.5%, 28%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(63.64, 0.49, -36.07)

LCH

lch(63.64, 36.07, 270.78)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1049, 254.47)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 42.4%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#daa96c

Analogous

#6cd4da

#6c9dda

#726cda

Triadic

#6c9dda

#da6c9d

#9dda6c

Split-complementary

#6c9dda

#da726c

#d4da6c

Tetradic

#6c9dda

#a96cda

#daa96c

#9dda6c

Square

#6c9dda

#da6cd4

#daa96c

#6cda72

Shades

Color #6c9dda mixed toward black.

#4080cf

#2c65ae

#214c82

#163357

#0b192b

Tints

Color #6c9dda mixed toward white.

#84ade0

#9dbee6

#b5ceec

#cedef3

#e6eff9

Tones

Color #6c9dda mixed toward gray.

#759ed1

#7e9fc8

#87a0be

#91a1b5

#9aa2ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485cd · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#817dca · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#6fc3c0 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6c9dda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6c9dda]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6c9dda (#6c9dda) is rgb(108, 157, 218) in RGB.

No, #6c9dda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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