#6B8BAE Color

#6B8BAE is rgb(107, 139, 174) in RGB and hsl(211, 29%, 55%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8BAE

HEX#6B8BAE

RGBrgb(107, 139, 174)

HSLhsl(211, 29%, 55%)

HSVhsv(211, 39%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.064 251.1)

CMYKcmyk(39%, 20%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8BAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8BAE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8BAE Complementary#AE8D6B Analogous#6BACAE Analogous#6C6BAE Triadic#AE6B8B Triadic#8BAE6B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8BAE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7F9BB8 #92AAC3 #A6B9CE #BDCCDB #D1DBE6 #E5EAF1

Shades

#57799E #486584 #3C536D #2F4256 #22303F #141C24

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