#6e86bc

Color #6e86bc

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6e86bc

RGB

rgb(110, 134, 188)

HSL

hsl(221.5, 36.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.5, 41.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.5%, 28.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(56.08, 5.46, -30.97)

LCH

lch(56.08, 31.45, 280)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0867, 265.57)

HWB

hwb(221.5, 43.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bca46e

Analogous

#6eadbc

#6e86bc

#7d6ebc

Triadic

#6e86bc

#bc6e86

#86bc6e

Split-complementary

#6e86bc

#bc7d6e

#adbc6e

Tetradic

#6e86bc

#a46ebc

#bca46e

#86bc6e

Square

#6e86bc

#bc6ead

#bca46e

#6ebc7d

Shades

Color #6e86bc mixed toward black.

#4e6baa

#3f5588

#2f4066

#1f2b44

#101522

Tints

Color #6e86bc mixed toward white.

#869ac7

#9eaed2

#b6c2dd

#cfd7e9

#e7ebf4

Tones

Color #6e86bc mixed toward gray.

#7488b5

#7b8baf

#818da8

#8890a2

#8e929b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979b1 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#7876ae · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#6fa7a5 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e86bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e86bc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e86bc (#6e86bc) is rgb(110, 134, 188) in RGB.

No, #6e86bc 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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