#6e8ad1

Color #6e8ad1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8ad1

RGB

rgb(110, 138, 209)

HSL

hsl(223, 51.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223, 47.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.4%, 34%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(58.13, 9.27, -39.66)

LCH

lch(58.13, 40.73, 283.16)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1118, 266.92)

HWB

hwb(223, 43.1%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1b56e

Analogous

#6ebbd1

#6e8ad1

#836ed1

Triadic

#6e8ad1

#d16e8a

#8ad16e

Split-complementary

#6e8ad1

#d1836e

#bbd16e

Tetradic

#6e8ad1

#b56ed1

#d1b56e

#8ad16e

Square

#6e8ad1

#d16ebb

#d1b56e

#6ed183

Shades

Color #6e8ad1 mixed toward black.

#4669c4

#3352a1

#263e79

#1a2951

#0d1528

Tints

Color #6e8ad1 mixed toward white.

#869dd9

#9eb1e0

#b6c4e8

#cfd8f0

#e7ebf7

Tones

Color #6e8ad1 mixed toward gray.

#768dc9

#7e91c0

#8795b8

#8f98b0

#979ca8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bc3 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#7977bf · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#70b7b4 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8ad1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8ad1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e8ad1 (#6e8ad1) is rgb(110, 138, 209) in RGB.

No, #6e8ad1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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