#6C8DB3 — Blue

#6C8DB3 is a blue in the Blue family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium blue, and it is also commonly known as Blue, Cobalt Blue. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#6C8DB3 color swatch, blue#6C8DB3
CSS Namelightslategray (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f3f6f9
100#e5eaf1
200#cfdae8
300#aec3da
400#88a5c7
500#6b8eb6
600#5b7ca2
700#49678a
800#3b5674
900#314863
950#1b2a3b

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.44:1
Contrast on black
6.10:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.005 252.4); /* #f3f6f9 */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.011 252.4); /* #e5eaf1 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.022 252.4); /* #cfdae8 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.04 252.4); /* #aec3da */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.06 252.4); /* #88a5c7 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.072 252.4); /* #6b8eb6 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.071 252.4); /* #5b7ca2 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.066 252.4); /* #49678a */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.059 252.4); /* #3b5674 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.053 252.4); /* #314863 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.037 252.4); /* #1b2a3b */
}

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