#6e86ad

Color #6e86ad

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#6e86ad

RGB

rgb(110, 134, 173)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 27.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 36.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.4%, 22.5%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(55.46, 1.26, -23.36)

LCH

lch(55.46, 23.39, 273.09)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0657, 260.01)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 43.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad956e

Analogous

#6ea6ad

#6e86ad

#756ead

Triadic

#6e86ad

#ad6e86

#86ad6e

Split-complementary

#6e86ad

#ad756e

#a6ad6e

Tetradic

#6e86ad

#956ead

#ad956e

#86ad6e

Square

#6e86ad

#ad6ea6

#ad956e

#6ead75

Shades

Color #6e86ad mixed toward black.

#556e97

#445879

#33425a

#222c3c

#11161e

Tints

Color #6e86ad mixed toward white.

#869abb

#9eaec8

#b6c3d6

#cfd7e4

#e7ebf1

Tones

Color #6e86ad mixed toward gray.

#7387a8

#7889a3

#7e8a9d

#838b98

#888c93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979a5 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#7876a3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#6f9e9c · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6e86ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e86ad]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#6e86ad (#6e86ad) is rgb(110, 134, 173) in RGB.

No, #6e86ad is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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