#6B8CB8 Color

#6B8CB8 is rgb(107, 140, 184) in RGB and hsl(214, 35%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8CB8

HEX#6B8CB8

RGBrgb(107, 140, 184)

HSLhsl(214, 35%, 57%)

HSVhsv(214, 42%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.076 255.8)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 24%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8CB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8CB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8CB8 Complementary#B8966B Analogous#6BB3B8 Analogous#706BB8 Triadic#B86B8C Triadic#8CB86B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8CB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#809CC2 #94ACCC #A9BCD6 #BACADE #CFDAE8 #E3EAF2

Shades

#5177A9 #466691 #385375 #2D425D #1F2E41 #141D29

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