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#6d9dbb

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

RGB
109, 157, 187
HSL
203°, 36%, 58%
CMYK
42, 16, 0, 27
Luminance
0.3095

Every format

HEX#6d9dbb
RGBrgb(109, 157, 187)
HSLhsl(203, 36%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 16%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(62.5 -8.2 -20.6)
LCHlch(62.5 22.1 248.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.673 0.068 236.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #6d9dbb;
background-color: #6d9dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#6d9dbb] bg-[#6d9dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #6d9dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.427, green: 0.616, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#6d9dbb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#6d9dbb on white: 2.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#6d9dbb on black: 7.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red42.7%
Green61.6%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan41.7%
Magenta16.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#6d9dbb text on a black background

contrast 7.19:1

Card sample

#6d9dbb text on a white background

contrast 2.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #6d9dbb;
Background color
Panel with #6d9dbb background
background-color: #6d9dbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #6d9dbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(109, 157, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(109, 157, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #6d9dbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d9dbb, #716DBB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #6d9dbb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #6d9dbb in the Color Lab