#6D8AB6
A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.
About #6D8AB6
Visually, #6D8AB6 is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 109 parts red, 138 parts green, and 182 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 40% cyan and 24% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 216.2° hue, 33.3% saturation, and 57.1% lightness.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#6D8AB6
RGB109, 138, 182
HSL216.2°, 33.3%, 57.1%
CMYK40%, 24%, 0%, 29%
HSV216.2°, 40.1%, 71.4%
LAB56.9, 1.2, -26.3
XYZ23.8, 24.8, 47.8
Decimal7178934
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.96:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #6D8AB6;
}
.text-color {
color: #6D8AB6;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #6D8AB6;
}