#6d8ef0

Color #6d8ef0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#6d8ef0

RGB

rgb(109, 142, 240)

HSL

hsl(224.9, 81.4%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224.9, 54.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.6%, 40.8%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(60.68, 16.23, -52.9)

LCH

lch(60.68, 55.33, 287.06)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.1503, 268.13)

HWB

hwb(224.9, 42.7%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0cf6d

Analogous

#6dcff0

#6d8ef0

#8d6df0

Triadic

#6d8ef0

#f06d8e

#8ef06d

Split-complementary

#6d8ef0

#f08d6d

#cff06d

Tetradic

#6d8ef0

#cf6df0

#f0cf6d

#8ef06d

Square

#6d8ef0

#f06dcf

#f0cf6d

#6df08d

Shades

Color #6d8ef0 mixed toward black.

#3865eb

#1645d3

#10349e

#0b2369

#051135

Tints

Color #6d8ef0 mixed toward white.

#85a1f3

#9eb4f5

#b6c6f8

#ced9fa

#e7ecfd

Tones

Color #6d8ef0 mixed toward gray.

#7893e5

#8399da

#8e9ecf

#99a4c4

#a3a9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7ddd · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#7b78d9 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#6fcdc9 · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 24.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #6d8ef0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6d8ef0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#6d8ef0 (#6d8ef0) is rgb(109, 142, 240) in RGB.

No, #6d8ef0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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