All About Color #6E8CAA

#6E8CAA

About #6E8CAA

#6E8CAA is a medium blue color with the hex code #6E8CAA. In RGB it is red 110, green 140, blue 170; in HSL it is hue 210°, saturation 26%, lightness 55%; in CMYK it is 35%, 18%, 0%, 33%. Its contrast ratio is 3.50:1 on white and 5.99:1 on black.

#6E8CAA Color Conversion

Hex triplet6E, 8C, AA
CMYK35.29%, 17.65%, 0.00%, 33.33%
RGB Decimal110, 140, 170
HSL210°, 26%, 55%
RGB Octal156, 214, 252
HSV (HSB)210.00°, 35.29%, 66.67%
RGB Binary1101110, 10001100, 10101010
CIE-L*AB57.05, -3.00, -19.22
RGB Percent43.14%, 54.90%, 66.67%
CIE-L*CH57.05, 19.45, 261.12
XYZ23.06, 24.97, 41.63
CIE-L*UV57.05, -15.79, -28.34
xyY0.26, 0.28, 24.97
Hunter-Lab49.97, -5.07, -14.42
RYB43.14%, 50.98%, 66.67%

Color Accessibility Scores

#6E8CAA on a dark background: contrast 5.99:1, passes WCAG AA.
#6E8CAA on a light background: contrast 3.50:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #6E8CAA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#6E8CAA · #A8BACC · #465E77 · #AA8C6E · #CCBAA8

Analogous palette

#6EAA8C · #6EAAAA · #6E8CAA · #6E6EAA · #8C6EAA

Triadic palette

#6E8CAA · #AA6E8C · #8CAA6E · #A8BACC · #CCA8BA

Tetradic palette

#6E8CAA · #AA6EAA · #AA8C6E · #6EAA6E · #465E77

Monochromatic palette

#2F4050 · #4B6681 · #6E8CAA · #9FB2C6 · #CFD9E3

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