#6f8dc5

Color #6f8dc5

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#6f8dc5

RGB

rgb(111, 141, 197)

HSL

hsl(219.1, 42.6%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.1, 43.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.7%, 28.4%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(58.47, 4.23, -32.36)

LCH

lch(58.47, 32.64, 277.45)

OKLCH

oklch(64.3%, 0.0912, 262.44)

HWB

hwb(219.1, 43.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5a76f

Analogous

#6fb8c5

#6f8dc5

#7c6fc5

Triadic

#6f8dc5

#c56f8d

#8dc56f

Split-complementary

#6f8dc5

#c57c6f

#b8c56f

Tetradic

#6f8dc5

#a76fc5

#c5a76f

#8dc56f

Square

#6f8dc5

#c56fb8

#c5a76f

#6fc57c

Shades

Color #6f8dc5 mixed toward black.

#4a70b6

#3b5992

#2c436e

#1d2d49

#0f1625

Tints

Color #6f8dc5 mixed toward white.

#87a0cf

#9fb3d8

#b7c6e2

#cfd9ec

#e7ecf5

Tones

Color #6f8dc5 mixed toward gray.

#768fbe

#7d91b7

#8593b0

#8c96a8

#9398a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7db9 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#7b79b7 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#71b0ad · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #6f8dc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f8dc5]

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

#6f8dc5 (#6f8dc5) is rgb(111, 141, 197) in RGB.

No, #6f8dc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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