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#6887DF Color

#6887DF is rgb(104, 135, 223) in RGB, hsl(224, 65%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 39%, 0%, 13%) 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 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6887DF
HEX#6887DF
RGBrgb(104, 135, 223)
HSLhsl(224, 65%, 64%)
HSVhsv(224, 53%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 39%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.137 267.8)
LABlab(57.00% 8.06 -49.10)
LCHlch(57.00% 49.76 279.32)

What #6887DF 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 #6887DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.65United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.93Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.05Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.35Han Blue#446CCFΔE 13.06Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 13.42

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

#6887DF Channel Values

How #6887DF 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 135 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 224° · S 65% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 224° · S 53% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6887DF 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6887DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6887DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6887DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6887DF
Complementary
#DFBF68
Analogous
#68C3DF
Analogous
#8368DF
Triadic
#DF6887
Triadic
#87DF68
Split comp.
#DF8368
Split comp.
#C3DF68

Tints & Shades of #6887DF

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

#7D98E3
#92A9E8
#A7B9EC
#B7C7F0
#CDD7F4
#E2E8F9

Shades

#4269D7
#2A53C6
#2244A0
#1B357E
#132558
#0C1737

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6887DF.

How #6887DF 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#6887DF
Protanopia#8282DF
Protanomaly#7984DF
Deuteranopia#7E7EDF
Deuteranomaly#7682DF
Tritanopia#4E9696
Tritanomaly#5990B8
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #6887DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6887df: #6887DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6887DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6887df': '#6887DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.529, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_6887df">#6887DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6887DF"

More Blue Colors

#6887DF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6887DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6887DF?

#6887DF is a light blue — rgb(104, 135, 223) in RGB and hsl(224, 65%, 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 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #6887DF?

#6887DF is rgb(104, 135, 223) — red 104, green 135, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6887DF?

#6887DF converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 39%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6887DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6887DF scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6887DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6887DF 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 6.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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