#6f8caa

Color #6f8caa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 8.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#6f8caa

RGB

rgb(111, 140, 170)

HSL

hsl(210.5, 25.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.5, 34.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 17.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(57.11, -2.71, -19.11)

LCH

lch(57.11, 19.3, 261.93)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0561, 249.56)

HWB

hwb(210.5, 43.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8d6f

Analogous

#6faaaa

#6f8caa

#6f6faa

Triadic

#6f8caa

#aa6f8c

#8caa6f

Split-complementary

#6f8caa

#aa6f6f

#aaaa6f

Tetradic

#6f8caa

#8d6faa

#aa8d6f

#8caa6f

Square

#6f8caa

#aa6faa

#aa8d6f

#6faa6f

Shades

Color #6f8caa mixed toward black.

#577593

#465d76

#344658

#232f3b

#11171d

Tints

Color #6f8caa mixed toward white.

#879fb8

#9fb2c6

#b7c6d5

#cfd9e3

#e7ecf1

Tones

Color #6f8caa mixed toward gray.

#748ca5

#798ca0

#7e8c9b

#838c96

#888c91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7da3 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#7b79a2 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#719e9d · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6f8caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f8caa]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#6f8caa (#6f8caa) is rgb(111, 140, 170) in RGB.

No, #6f8caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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