#c6d8ed

Color #c6d8ed

A moderately saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.75 Nearest Tailwind class slate-300 #cad5e2 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c6d8ed

RGB

rgb(198, 216, 237)

HSL

hsl(212.3, 52%, 85.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.3, 16.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 8.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(85.62, -1.78, -12.32)

LCH

lch(85.62, 12.45, 261.78)

OKLCH

oklch(87.5%, 0.035, 252.19)

HWB

hwb(212.3, 77.6%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eddbc6

Analogous

#c6eced

#c6d8ed

#c8c6ed

Triadic

#c6d8ed

#edc6d8

#d8edc6

Split-complementary

#c6d8ed

#edc8c6

#ecedc6

Tetradic

#c6d8ed

#dbc6ed

#eddbc6

#d8edc6

Square

#c6d8ed

#edc6ec

#eddbc6

#c6edc8

Shades

Color #c6d8ed mixed toward black.

#8fb2dc

#588dca

#3468a5

#23466e

#112337

Tints

Color #c6d8ed mixed toward white.

#d0dff0

#d9e5f3

#e3ecf6

#ecf2f9

#f6f9fc

Tones

Color #c6d8ed mixed toward gray.

#c9d8ea

#cdd9e7

#d0d9e3

#d3d9e0

#d6d9dd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cecee8 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#cdcce7 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#c7e4e3 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#d6d6d6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c6d8ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6d8ed]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#c6d8ed (#c6d8ed) is rgb(198, 216, 237) in RGB.

No, #c6d8ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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