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#6184D1 Color

#6184D1 is rgb(97, 132, 209) in RGB, hsl(221, 55%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 37%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6184D1
HEX#6184D1
RGBrgb(97, 132, 209)
HSLhsl(221, 55%, 60%)
HSVhsv(221, 54%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 37%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.124 264.6)
LABlab(55.14% 4.44 -44.23)
LCHlch(55.14% 44.45 275.73)

What #6184D1 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 #6184D1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.2Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.64Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 8.97Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.65Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 14French Blue#0072BBΔE 14.21

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

#6184D1 Channel Values

How #6184D1 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 132 · B 2098-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 55% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 54% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.67:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6184D1 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 text3.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6184D1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6184D1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6184D1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6184D1
Complementary
#D1AE61
Analogous
#61BDD1
Analogous
#7561D1
Triadic
#D16184
Triadic
#84D161
Split comp.
#D17561
Split comp.
#BDD161

Tints & Shades of #6184D1

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

#7594D7
#8CA6DE
#A0B5E3
#B8C8EA
#CCD7F0
#E3EAF7

Shades

#416CC8
#325AAE
#29498E
#20396F
#17294F
#0E182F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6184D1.

How #6184D1 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#6184D1
Protanopia#7F7FD1
Protanomaly#7481D1
Deuteranopia#7A7AD1
Deuteranomaly#717ED1
Tritanopia#4A9191
Tritanomaly#548CAE
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6184D1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6184d1: #6184D1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6184D1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6184d1': '#6184D1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.518, blue: 0.820)
Android XML<color name="color_6184d1">#6184D1</color>
SVG fillfill="#6184D1"

More Blue Colors

#6184D1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6184D1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6184D1?

#6184D1 is a light blue — rgb(97, 132, 209) in RGB and hsl(221, 55%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.2.

What is the RGB value of #6184D1?

#6184D1 is rgb(97, 132, 209) — red 97, green 132, and blue 209 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6184D1?

#6184D1 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 37%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6184D1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6184D1 scores 3.67:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6184D1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6184D1 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 8.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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