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#6180D6 Color

#6180D6 is rgb(97, 128, 214) in RGB, hsl(224, 59%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 40%, 0%, 16%) 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 8.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6180D6
HEX#6180D6
RGBrgb(97, 128, 214)
HSLhsl(224, 59%, 61%)
HSVhsv(224, 55%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 40%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(61.6% 0.135 267.4)
LABlab(54.25% 7.94 -48.44)
LCHlch(54.25% 49.09 279.31)

What #6180D6 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 #6180D6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.71United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.08Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 10.29Han Blue#446CCFΔE 11.52Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 12.08Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.44

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

#6180D6 Channel Values

How #6180D6 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 97 · G 128 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 59% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 55% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6180D6 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6180D6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6180D6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6180D6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6180D6
Complementary
#D6B761
Analogous
#61BBD6
Analogous
#7C61D6
Triadic
#D66180
Triadic
#80D661
Split comp.
#D67C61
Split comp.
#BBD661

Tints & Shades of #6180D6

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

#7590DB
#8DA4E2
#A2B4E7
#B6C4EC
#CAD5F1
#E3E8F8

Shades

#4066CE
#2F53B6
#274496
#1D3472
#152551
#0D1631

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6180D6.

How #6180D6 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#6180D6
Protanopia#7B7BD6
Protanomaly#727DD6
Deuteranopia#7777D6
Deuteranomaly#6F7BD6
Tritanopia#468F8F
Tritanomaly#5289B0
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6180D6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6180d6: #6180D6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6180D6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6180d6': '#6180D6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.502, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_6180d6">#6180D6</color>
SVG fillfill="#6180D6"

More Blue Colors

#6180D6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6180D6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6180D6?

#6180D6 is a light blue — rgb(97, 128, 214) in RGB and hsl(224, 59%, 61%) 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 8.71.

What is the RGB value of #6180D6?

#6180D6 is rgb(97, 128, 214) — red 97, green 128, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6180D6?

#6180D6 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 40%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6180D6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6180D6 scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6180D6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6180D6 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 8.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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