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#6087E2 Color

#6087E2 is rgb(96, 135, 226) in RGB, hsl(222, 69%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 40%, 0%, 11%) 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 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6087E2
HEX#6087E2
RGBrgb(96, 135, 226)
HSLhsl(222, 69%, 63%)
HSVhsv(222, 58%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 40%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.144 265.1)
LABlab(56.67% 6.94 -51.33)
LCHlch(56.67% 51.80 277.69)

What #6087E2 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 #6087E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.11United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.58Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 10.12Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 11.52Han Blue#446CCFΔE 11.99Microsoft Edge Blue#0078D7ΔE 12.09

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

#6087E2 Channel Values

How #6087E2 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 135 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 222° · S 69% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 222° · S 58% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.46:1 vs white · 6.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6087E2 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 text3.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6087E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6087E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6087E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6087E2
Complementary
#E2BB60
Analogous
#60C8E2
Analogous
#7A60E2
Triadic
#E26087
Triadic
#87E260
Split comp.
#E27A60
Split comp.
#C8E260

Tints & Shades of #6087E2

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

#7597E6
#8BA7EA
#A0B7EE
#B6C8F2
#CBD8F6
#E1E8F9

Shades

#3D6DDB
#2455C6
#1E46A4
#17367D
#11275A
#091634

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6087E2.

How #6087E2 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#6087E2
Protanopia#8181E2
Protanomaly#7584E2
Deuteranopia#7C7CE2
Deuteranomaly#7280E2
Tritanopia#409797
Tritanomaly#4F91BA
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6087E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6087e2: #6087E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6087E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6087e2': '#6087E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.529, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_6087e2">#6087E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#6087E2"

More Blue Colors

#6087E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6087E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6087E2?

#6087E2 is a light blue — rgb(96, 135, 226) in RGB and hsl(222, 69%, 63%) 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 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #6087E2?

#6087E2 is rgb(96, 135, 226) — red 96, green 135, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6087E2?

#6087E2 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 40%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6087E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6087E2 scores 3.46:1 against white and 6.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6087E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6087E2 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 6.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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