#6C8EC0 — Blue

#6C8EC0 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.

#6C8EC0 color swatch, blue#6C8EC0
CSS Namelightslategray (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f3f6fa
100#e4eaf3
200#cedaec
300#adc2e1
400#86a4d1
500#698dc1
600#587bad
700#466693
800#3a547c
900#30476a
950#1a2940

Accessibility

Contrast on white
3.35:1
Contrast on black
6.27:1
  • 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 0.006 257.9); /* #f3f6fa */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.013 257.9); /* #e4eaf3 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.028 257.9); /* #cedaec */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.05 257.9); /* #adc2e1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.074 257.9); /* #86a4d1 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.089 257.9); /* #698dc1 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.087 257.9); /* #587bad */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.082 257.9); /* #466693 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.073 257.9); /* #3a547c */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.066 257.9); /* #30476a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.046 257.9); /* #1a2940 */
}

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