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#6769EF Color

#6769EF is rgb(103, 105, 239) in RGB, hsl(239, 81%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6769EF
HEX#6769EF
RGBrgb(103, 105, 239)
HSLhsl(239, 81%, 67%)
HSVhsv(239, 57%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.197 277.9)
LABlab(49.95% 28.95 -69.28)
LCHlch(49.95% 75.09 292.68)

What #6769EF 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 #6769EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.79Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 7.77Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 8.9Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 10.28Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.46Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 10.56

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

#6769EF Channel Values

How #6769EF 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 103 · G 105 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 81% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 57% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.34:1 vs white · 4.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6769EF 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 text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6769EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6769EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6769EF
Complementary
#EFED67
Analogous
#67ADEF
Analogous
#A967EF
Triadic
#EF6769
Triadic
#69EF67
Split comp.
#EFA967
Split comp.
#ADEF67

Tints & Shades of #6769EF

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

#797BF1
#9092F3
#A3A4F5
#BABBF8
#CCCDFA
#E3E4FC

Shades

#3D40EB
#181BE2
#1316B9
#0F118F
#0B0C66
#06073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6769EF.

How #6769EF 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#6769EF
Protanopia#6969EF
Protanomaly#6869EF
Deuteranopia#6868EF
Deuteranomaly#6869EF
Tritanopia#3B8484
Tritanomaly#507AB9
Achromatopsia#797979

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Using #6769EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6769ef: #6769EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6769EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6769ef': '#6769EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.404, green: 0.412, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_6769ef">#6769EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6769EF"

More Blue Colors

#6769EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6769EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6769EF?

#6769EF is a light blue — rgb(103, 105, 239) in RGB and hsl(239, 81%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #6769EF?

#6769EF is rgb(103, 105, 239) — red 103, green 105, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6769EF?

#6769EF converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6769EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6769EF scores 4.34:1 against white and 4.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6769EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6769EF 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 5.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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