#6e8cbb

Color #6e8cbb

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8cbb

RGB

rgb(110, 140, 187)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 36.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 41.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.2%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(57.71, 1.68, -27.88)

LCH

lch(57.71, 27.93, 273.45)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.079, 259.2)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 43.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9d6e

Analogous

#6eb3bb

#6e8cbb

#766ebb

Triadic

#6e8cbb

#bb6e8c

#8cbb6e

Split-complementary

#6e8cbb

#bb766e

#b3bb6e

Tetradic

#6e8cbb

#9d6ebb

#bb9d6e

#8cbb6e

Square

#6e8cbb

#bb6eb3

#bb9d6e

#6ebb76

Shades

Color #6e8cbb mixed toward black.

#4f72a8

#3f5b87

#2f4465

#202e43

#101722

Tints

Color #6e8cbb mixed toward white.

#869fc6

#9eb2d2

#b6c5dd

#cfd9e8

#e7ecf4

Tones

Color #6e8cbb mixed toward gray.

#748db5

#7b8fae

#8190a8

#8892a1

#8e939b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7cb1 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#7a78af · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#70a9a7 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8cbb]

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

#6e8cbb (#6e8cbb) is rgb(110, 140, 187) in RGB.

No, #6e8cbb 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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