#6e8cbe

Color #6e8cbe

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8cbe

RGB

rgb(110, 140, 190)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 38.1%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 42.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(57.83, 2.53, -29.39)

LCH

lch(57.83, 29.5, 274.92)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0831, 260.37)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 43.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bea06e

Analogous

#6eb4be

#6e8cbe

#786ebe

Triadic

#6e8cbe

#be6e8c

#8cbe6e

Split-complementary

#6e8cbe

#be786e

#b4be6e

Tetradic

#6e8cbe

#a06ebe

#bea06e

#8cbe6e

Square

#6e8cbe

#be6eb4

#bea06e

#6ebe78

Shades

Color #6e8cbe mixed toward black.

#4d71ad

#3e5a8a

#2e4468

#1f2d45

#0f1723

Tints

Color #6e8cbe mixed toward white.

#869fc9

#9eb2d4

#b6c5de

#cfd9e9

#e7ecf4

Tones

Color #6e8cbe mixed toward gray.

#758eb7

#7b8fb1

#8291aa

#8993a3

#8f949d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7cb4 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#7a78b1 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#70aba9 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8cbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8cbe]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e8cbe (#6e8cbe) is rgb(110, 140, 190) in RGB.

No, #6e8cbe 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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