#c6d5ee

Color #c6d5ee

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c6d5ee

RGB

rgb(198, 213, 238)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 54.1%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 16.8%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 10.5%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(84.88, 0.01, -13.96)

LCH

lch(84.88, 13.96, 270.04)

OKLCH

oklch(87%, 0.0383, 260.69)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 77.6%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eedfc6

Analogous

#c6e9ee

#c6d5ee

#cbc6ee

Triadic

#c6d5ee

#eec6d5

#d5eec6

Split-complementary

#c6d5ee

#eecbc6

#e9eec6

Tetradic

#c6d5ee

#dfc6ee

#eedfc6

#d5eec6

Square

#c6d5ee

#eec6e9

#eedfc6

#c6eecb

Shades

Color #c6d5ee mixed toward black.

#8eacdd

#5683cd

#325ea8

#213f70

#111f38

Tints

Color #c6d5ee mixed toward white.

#d0dcf1

#d9e3f4

#e3eaf7

#ecf1f9

#f6f8fc

Tones

Color #c6d5ee mixed toward gray.

#c9d6eb

#cdd7e7

#d0d8e4

#d3d8e1

#d7d9dd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcde8 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#cccbe7 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#c7e4e3 · ΔE 13.8

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6d5ee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6d5ee]

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

#c6d5ee (#c6d5ee) is rgb(198, 213, 238) in RGB.

No, #c6d5ee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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