#c6d5ec

Color #c6d5ec

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c6d5ec

RGB

rgb(198, 213, 236)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 50%, 85.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 16.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 9.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(84.82, -0.41, -12.99)

LCH

lch(84.82, 13, 268.19)

OKLCH

oklch(86.9%, 0.0358, 258.88)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 77.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecddc6

Analogous

#c6e8ec

#c6d5ec

#cac6ec

Triadic

#c6d5ec

#ecc6d5

#d5ecc6

Split-complementary

#c6d5ec

#eccac6

#e8ecc6

Tetradic

#c6d5ec

#ddc6ec

#ecddc6

#d5ecc6

Square

#c6d5ec

#ecc6e8

#ecddc6

#c6ecca

Shades

Color #c6d5ec mixed toward black.

#90adda

#5a85c8

#3661a3

#24416d

#122036

Tints

Color #c6d5ec mixed toward white.

#d0dcef

#d9e3f2

#e3eaf6

#ecf1f9

#f6f8fc

Tones

Color #c6d5ec mixed toward gray.

#c9d6e9

#ccd6e6

#d0d7e3

#d3d8df

#d6d8dc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcde7 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#cccbe5 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#c7e2e1 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6d5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6d5ec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#c6d5ec (#c6d5ec) is rgb(198, 213, 236) in RGB.

No, #c6d5ec 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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