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#6c9cdf

a balanced, vivid blue · cool · closest name: steelblue

RGB
108, 156, 223
HSL
215°, 64%, 65%
CMYK
52, 30, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3229

Every format

HEX#6c9cdf
RGBrgb(108, 156, 223)
HSLhsl(215, 64%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 30%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(63.6 2.6 -38.9)
LCHlch(63.6 39.0 273.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.686 0.112 256.9)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6c9cdf;
background-color: #6c9cdf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6c9cdf] bg-[#6c9cdf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6c9cdf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.424, green: 0.612, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6c9cdf")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6c9cdf on white: 2.82:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6c9cdf on black: 7.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red42.4%
Green61.2%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan51.6%
Magenta30.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#6c9cdf text on a black background

contrast 7.46:1

Card sample

#6c9cdf text on a white background

contrast 2.82:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6c9cdf;
Background color
Panel with #6c9cdf background
background-color: #6c9cdf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6c9cdf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(108, 156, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(108, 156, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6c9cdf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c9cdf, #896CDF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6c9cdf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #6c9cdf in the Color Lab