All About Color #6B8AAE

#6B8AAE

About #6B8AAE

#6B8AAE is a medium blue color with the hex code #6B8AAE. In RGB it is red 107, green 138, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 212°, saturation 29%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 39%, 21%, 0%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 3.58:1 on white and 5.87:1 on black.

#6B8AAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet6B, 8A, AE
CMYK38.51%, 20.69%, 0.00%, 31.76%
RGB Decimal107, 138, 174
HSL212°, 29%, 55%
RGB Octal153, 212, 256
HSV (HSB)212.24°, 38.51%, 68.24%
RGB Binary1101011, 10001010, 10101110
CIE-L*AB56.45, -1.63, -22.45
RGB Percent41.96%, 54.12%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH56.45, 22.51, 265.85
XYZ22.79, 24.36, 43.54
CIE-L*UV56.45, -16.22, -33.58
xyY0.25, 0.27, 24.36
Hunter-Lab49.35, -3.94, -17.76
RYB41.96%, 50.27%, 68.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#6B8AAE on a dark background: contrast 5.87:1, passes WCAG AA.
#6B8AAE on a light background: contrast 3.58:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #6B8AAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#6B8AAE · #A6B9CE · #435D7A · #AE8E6B · #CEBBA6

Analogous palette

#6BAE8E · #6BABAE · #6B8AAE · #6D6BAE · #8E6BAE

Triadic palette

#6B8AAE · #AE6B8A · #8AAE6B · #A6B9CE · #CEA6B9

Tetradic palette

#6B8AAE · #AE6BAB · #AE8E6B · #6BAE6D · #435D7A

Monochromatic palette

#2D3F52 · #486484 · #6B8AAE · #9CB1C9 · #CED8E4

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