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#6187E5 Color

#6187E5 is rgb(97, 135, 229) in RGB, hsl(223, 72%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 41%, 0%, 10%) 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 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6187E5
HEX#6187E5
RGBrgb(97, 135, 229)
HSLhsl(223, 72%, 64%)
HSVhsv(223, 58%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 41%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.148 265.8)
LABlab(56.86% 7.95 -52.69)
LCHlch(56.86% 53.29 278.58)

What #6187E5 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 #6187E5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.03United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.95Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 10.68Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 10.76Han Blue#446CCFΔE 11.3Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 11.62

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

#6187E5 Channel Values

How #6187E5 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 135 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 223° · S 72% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 223° · S 58% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6187E5 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 text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6187E5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6187E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6187E5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6187E5
Complementary
#E5C061
Analogous
#61C9E5
Analogous
#7E61E5
Triadic
#E56187
Triadic
#87E561
Split comp.
#E57E61
Split comp.
#C9E561

Tints & Shades of #6187E5

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

#7797E9
#8DA8EC
#A3B9F0
#B4C6F3
#CAD7F6
#E0E8FA

Shades

#3A68DF
#2252CE
#1B43A7
#153584
#0F255C
#091739

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6187E5.

How #6187E5 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#6187E5
Protanopia#8181E5
Protanomaly#7684E5
Deuteranopia#7C7CE5
Deuteranomaly#7281E5
Tritanopia#409797
Tritanomaly#4F91BB
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #6187E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6187e5: #6187E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6187E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6187e5': '#6187E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.529, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_6187e5">#6187E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#6187E5"

More Blue Colors

#6187E5 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6187E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6187E5?

#6187E5 is a light blue — rgb(97, 135, 229) in RGB and hsl(223, 72%, 64%) 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 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #6187E5?

#6187E5 is rgb(97, 135, 229) — red 97, green 135, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6187E5?

#6187E5 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 41%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6187E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6187E5 scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6187E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6187E5 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 7.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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