Lighter companion
Steel Tone Dust
#7E9DB4 · hsl(205, 26%, 60%)
RGB
rgb(107, 143, 168)
HSL
hsl(205, 26%, 54%)
CMYK
cmyk(36%, 15%, 0%, 34%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 54%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
3.4:1AA Large
on black
6.1:1AA
About this color
Steel Radiant Dust (#6B8FA8) belongs to the blue family — hue 205°, 26% saturation, 54% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.
CSS
:root { --colorarchive-steel-radiant-dust: #6B8FA8; --colorarchive-steel-radiant-dust-hsl: hsl(205, 26%, 54%); --colorarchive-steel-radiant-dust-rgb: rgb(107, 143, 168); }
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Palette moves
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Darker companion
Steel Core Dust
#5B809A · hsl(205, 26%, 48%)
Complementary counterpoint
Tangerine Radiant Dust
#A8856B · hsl(25, 26%, 54%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Radiant Dust
#6B75A8 · hsl(230, 26%, 54%)
Analogous echo
Aqua Radiant Dust
#6BA8A8 · hsl(180, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +120°
Rose Radiant Dust
#A86B94 · hsl(320, 26%, 54%)
Triadic +240°
Olive Radiant Dust
#94A86B · hsl(80, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Radiant Dust
#A86B6B · hsl(0, 26%, 54%)
Split-comp +210°
Canary Radiant Dust
#A8A36B · hsl(55, 26%, 54%)
Export preview
Base: Steel Radiant Dust #6B8FA8 Lighter companion: Steel Tone Dust #7E9DB4 Darker companion: Steel Core Dust #5B809A Complementary counterpoint: Tangerine Radiant Dust #A8856B Analogous lead: Indigo Radiant Dust #6B75A8 Analogous echo: Aqua Radiant Dust #6BA8A8 Triadic +120°: Rose Radiant Dust #A86B94 Triadic +240°: Olive Radiant Dust #94A86B Split-comp +150°: Crimson Radiant Dust #A86B6B Split-comp +210°: Canary Radiant Dust #A8A36B
Nearest neighbors
The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Muted
#758D9F · hsl(205, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Steel Radiant Soft
#6290B2 · hsl(205, 34%, 54%)
Nearby match
Steel Core Dust
#5B809A · hsl(205, 26%, 48%)
Nearby match
Steel Tone Dust
#7E9DB4 · hsl(205, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Azure Radiant Dust
#6B94A8 · hsl(200, 26%, 54%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Radiant Dust
#6B8AA8 · hsl(210, 26%, 54%)
Accessible pairings
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Color Vision Simulation
How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.
Deuteranopia
#7A77A1
Protanopia
#7C7DA2
Tritanopia
#6D9E9D
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