#6fa9e4

Color #6fa9e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.5 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#6fa9e4

RGB

rgb(111, 169, 228)

HSL

hsl(210.3, 68.4%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.3, 51.3%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.3%, 25.9%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(67.54, -2.59, -35.5)

LCH

lch(67.54, 35.59, 265.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1059, 249.89)

HWB

hwb(210.3, 43.5%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4aa6f

Analogous

#6fe3e4

#6fa9e4

#706fe4

Triadic

#6fa9e4

#e46fa9

#a9e46f

Split-complementary

#6fa9e4

#e4706f

#e3e46f

Tetradic

#6fa9e4

#aa6fe4

#e4aa6f

#a9e46f

Square

#6fa9e4

#e46fe3

#e4aa6f

#6fe470

Shades

Color #6fa9e4 mixed toward black.

#408ddb

#2470be

#1b548f

#12385f

#091c30

Tints

Color #6fa9e4 mixed toward white.

#87b7e9

#9fc6ed

#b7d4f2

#cfe2f6

#e7f1fb

Tones

Color #6fa9e4 mixed toward gray.

#79a9da

#83a9d1

#8ca9c7

#96a9bd

#a0a9b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8cd8 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#8884d5 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#73cdcb · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #6fa9e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#6fa9e4]

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

#6fa9e4 (#6fa9e4) is rgb(111, 169, 228) in RGB.

No, #6fa9e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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