#6B8ABD Color

#6B8ABD is rgb(107, 138, 189) in RGB and hsl(217, 38%, 58%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8ABD

HEX#6B8ABD

RGBrgb(107, 138, 189)

HSLhsl(217, 38%, 58%)

HSVhsv(217, 43%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.085 260.1)

CMYKcmyk(43%, 27%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8ABD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8ABD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8ABD Complementary#BD9D6B Analogous#6BB3BD Analogous#756BBD Triadic#BD6B8A Triadic#8ABD6B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8ABD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#809BC6 #92A9CE #A7BAD7 #BCCAE1 #D1DBEA #E3E9F2

Shades

#4F74B0 #446497 #37517B #2B3F5F #1E2C43 #131C2A

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