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#6081DC Color

#6081DC is rgb(96, 129, 220) in RGB, hsl(224, 64%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 41%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6081DC
HEX#6081DC
RGBrgb(96, 129, 220)
HSLhsl(224, 64%, 62%)
HSVhsv(224, 56%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 41%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.143 267.2)
LABlab(54.74% 8.70 -51.03)
LCHlch(54.74% 51.77 279.68)

What #6081DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6081DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.65Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 9.66United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.81Han Blue#446CCFΔE 10.03Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 11.25Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.01

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6081DC Channel Values

How #6081DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 96 · G 129 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 64% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 56% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.7:1 vs white · 5.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6081DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6081DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6081DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6081DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6081DC
Complementary
#DCBB60
Analogous
#60BFDC
Analogous
#7D60DC
Triadic
#DC6081
Triadic
#81DC60
Split comp.
#DC7D60
Split comp.
#BFDC60

Tints & Shades of #6081DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7592E1
#8AA2E5
#9FB3EA
#B8C7EF
#CDD7F4
#E2E8F9

Shades

#3F67D5
#2950BC
#22429B
#1B3479
#132658
#0B1532

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6081DC.

How #6081DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6081DC
Protanopia#7C7CDC
Protanomaly#727EDC
Deuteranopia#7777DC
Deuteranomaly#6F7BDC
Tritanopia#429191
Tritanomaly#4F8BB4
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6081DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6081dc: #6081DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6081DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6081dc': '#6081DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.506, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_6081dc">#6081DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6081DC"

More Blue Colors

#6081DC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6081DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6081DC?

#6081DC is a light blue — rgb(96, 129, 220) in RGB and hsl(224, 64%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #6081DC?

#6081DC is rgb(96, 129, 220) — red 96, green 129, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6081DC?

#6081DC converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 41%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6081DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6081DC scores 3.7:1 against white and 5.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6081DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6081DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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