#6B8EA8 Color

#6B8EA8 is rgb(107, 142, 168) in RGB and hsl(206, 26%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6B8EA8

HEX#6B8EA8

RGBrgb(107, 142, 168)

HSLhsl(206, 26%, 54%)

HSVhsv(206, 36%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(63% 0.055 240.9)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 15%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6B8EA8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6B8EA8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6B8EA8 Complementary#A8866B Analogous#6BA8A4 Analogous#6B6FA8 Triadic#A86B8E Triadic#8EA86B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6B8EA8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7E9DB4 #95AEC1 #A8BDCC #BCCBD7 #CFDAE3 #E5EBF0

Shades

#597C97 #4B6A81 #3E576A #2F4250 #222F3A #151D23

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