Cadet Blue (Blue)

#6E8DAF

RGB: 110, 141, 175

Color OverviewHEX #6E8DAF

#6E8DAF Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #6E8DAF is composed of 43% red, 55% green, and 69% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 211°, saturation of 29%, and lightness of 56%.

HEX

#6E8DAF

RGB

110, 141, 175

HSL

211°, 29%, 56%

HSV

211°, 37%, 69%

CMYK

37%, 19%, 0%, 31%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #6E8DAF (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #6E8DAF (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #6E8DAF (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #6E8DAF

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #6E8DAF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):3.45 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #6E8DAF Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):6.09 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #6E8DAF;
}

.element {
  color: #6E8DAF;
  background-color: #6E8DAF;
  border-color: #6E8DAF;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#6E8DAF] text-[#6E8DAF] border-[#6E8DAF]">
  Content styled with #6E8DAF
</div>