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#6887ED Color

#6887ED is rgb(104, 135, 237) in RGB, hsl(226, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 43%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blueberry (#4F86F7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6887ED
HEX#6887ED
RGBrgb(104, 135, 237)
HSLhsl(226, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(226, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 43%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.156 269)
LABlab(57.64% 11.64 -55.86)
LCHlch(57.64% 57.06 281.78)

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

Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 7.63Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 10.91Han Blue#446CCFΔE 10.94Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.12United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 13.48Bright Navy Blue#1974D2ΔE 13.91

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

#6887ED Channel Values

How #6887ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 43% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6887ED 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #6887ED

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

Base
#6887ED
Complementary
#EDCE68
Analogous
#68CAED
Analogous
#8C68ED
Triadic
#ED6887
Triadic
#87ED68
Split comp.
#ED8C68
Split comp.
#CAED68

Tints & Shades of #6887ED

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

#7B96EF
#91A8F2
#A4B7F4
#BBC9F7
#CDD7F9
#E4E9FC

Shades

#3F67E9
#1A48E0
#153BB7
#112E8D
#0C2064
#07133B

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

How #6887ED 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#6887ED
Protanopia#8282ED
Protanomaly#7984ED
Deuteranopia#7E7EED
Deuteranomaly#7682ED
Tritanopia#469999
Tritanomaly#5692C0
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

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Using #6887ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6887ed: #6887ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6887ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6887ed': '#6887ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.529, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_6887ed">#6887ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#6887ED"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6887ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6887ED?

#6887ED is a light blue — rgb(104, 135, 237) in RGB and hsl(226, 79%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blueberry (#4F86F7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.63.

What is the RGB value of #6887ED?

#6887ED is rgb(104, 135, 237) — red 104, green 135, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6887ED?

#6887ED converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 43%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6887ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6887ED scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #6887ED 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 10.91, which is visibly different.

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