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#6866F0 Color

#6866F0 is rgb(104, 102, 240) in RGB, hsl(241, 82%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 57%, 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 5.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6866F0
HEX#6866F0
RGBrgb(104, 102, 240)
HSLhsl(241, 82%, 67%)
HSVhsv(241, 57%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 57%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.202 278.8)
LABlab(49.36% 31.13 -70.79)
LCHlch(49.36% 77.33 293.74)

What #6866F0 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 #6866F0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 5.44Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 7.92Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 8.32Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 8.64Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 9.02Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.93

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

#6866F0 Channel Values

How #6866F0 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 104 · G 102 · B 2408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 241° · S 82% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 241° · S 57% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6866F0 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 text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6866F0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6866F0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6866F0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6866F0
Complementary
#EEF066
Analogous
#66A9F0
Analogous
#AD66F0
Triadic
#F06866
Triadic
#66F068
Split comp.
#F0AD66
Split comp.
#A9F066

Tints & Shades of #6866F0

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

#7A78F2
#9190F4
#A4A2F6
#BAB9F8
#CDCCFA
#E4E3FC

Shades

#3F3CEC
#1A16E3
#1512BA
#100E90
#0C0A66
#07063C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6866F0.

How #6866F0 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#6866F0
Protanopia#6666F0
Protanomaly#6766F0
Deuteranopia#6767F0
Deuteranomaly#6766F0
Tritanopia#3B8383
Tritanomaly#5178B9
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6866F0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6866f0: #6866F0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6866F0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6866f0': '#6866F0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.400, blue: 0.941)
Android XML<color name="color_6866f0">#6866F0</color>
SVG fillfill="#6866F0"

More Blue Colors

#6866F0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6866F0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6866F0?

#6866F0 is a light blue — rgb(104, 102, 240) in RGB and hsl(241, 82%, 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 5.44.

What is the RGB value of #6866F0?

#6866F0 is rgb(104, 102, 240) — red 104, green 102, and blue 240 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6866F0?

#6866F0 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 57%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6866F0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6866F0 scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6866F0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6866F0 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 5.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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