#6e8fbb

Color #6e8fbb

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6e8fbb

RGB

rgb(110, 143, 187)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 36.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 41.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.2%, 23.5%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.55, -0.05, -26.58)

LCH

lch(58.55, 26.58, 269.89)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0762, 255.8)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 43.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9a6e

Analogous

#6eb5bb

#6e8fbb

#736ebb

Triadic

#6e8fbb

#bb6e8f

#8fbb6e

Split-complementary

#6e8fbb

#bb736e

#b5bb6e

Tetradic

#6e8fbb

#9a6ebb

#bb9a6e

#8fbb6e

Square

#6e8fbb

#bb6eb5

#bb9a6e

#6ebb73

Shades

Color #6e8fbb mixed toward black.

#4f75a8

#3f5e87

#2f4665

#202f43

#101722

Tints

Color #6e8fbb mixed toward white.

#86a2c6

#9eb4d2

#b6c7dd

#cfdae8

#e7ecf4

Tones

Color #6e8fbb mixed toward gray.

#7490b5

#7b91ae

#8192a8

#8893a1

#8e939b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7eb2 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#7c79af · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#70aaa8 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6e8fbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6e8fbb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6e8fbb (#6e8fbb) is rgb(110, 143, 187) in RGB.

No, #6e8fbb 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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