#6f98cb

Color #6f98cb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.15 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6f98cb

RGB

rgb(111, 152, 203)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 46.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 45.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.3%, 25.1%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(61.78, -0.36, -30.59)

LCH

lch(61.78, 30.59, 269.33)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.0886, 254.29)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 43.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cba26f

Analogous

#6fc6cb

#6f98cb

#746fcb

Triadic

#6f98cb

#cb6f98

#98cb6f

Split-complementary

#6f98cb

#cb746f

#c6cb6f

Tetradic

#6f98cb

#a26fcb

#cba26f

#98cb6f

Square

#6f98cb

#cb6fc6

#cba26f

#6fcb74

Shades

Color #6f98cb mixed toward black.

#497cbd

#38639a

#2a4a73

#1c324d

#0e1926

Tints

Color #6f98cb mixed toward white.

#87a9d4

#9fbadc

#b7cce5

#cfddee

#e7eef6

Tones

Color #6f98cb mixed toward gray.

#7799c3

#7e9abc

#869bb4

#8e9bac

#959ca5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383c0 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#807dbe · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#72b7b5 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6f98cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6f98cb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#6f98cb (#6f98cb) is rgb(111, 152, 203) in RGB.

No, #6f98cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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