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#6891CA Color

#6891CA is rgb(104, 145, 202) in RGB, hsl(215, 48%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 28%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue-gray (#6699CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6891CA
HEX#6891CA
RGBrgb(104, 145, 202)
HSLhsl(215, 48%, 60%)
HSVhsv(215, 49%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 28%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.097 256.8)
LABlab(58.94% -2.52 -34.35)
LCHlch(58.94% 34.44 265.80)

What #6891CA 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 #6891CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue-gray#6699CCΔE 5.34Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 5.56Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 5.77Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 6.09Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 6.25Steel Blue#4682B4ΔE 9.2

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

#6891CA Channel Values

How #6891CA 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 145 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 215° · S 48% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 215° · S 49% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.23:1 vs white · 6.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6891CA 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 text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6891CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6891CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6891CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6891CA
Complementary
#CAA168
Analogous
#68C2CA
Analogous
#7068CA
Triadic
#CA6891
Triadic
#91CA68
Split comp.
#CA7068
Split comp.
#C2CA68

Tints & Shades of #6891CA

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

#7B9FD1
#92AFD9
#A4BDDF
#BBCDE7
#CEDBEE
#E5ECF6

Shades

#4A7BBF
#3A67A6
#305488
#25426A
#1B2F4B
#101C2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6891CA.

How #6891CA 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#6891CA
Protanopia#8B8BCA
Protanomaly#7F8DCA
Deuteranopia#8585CB
Deuteranomaly#7B8ACA
Tritanopia#599A9A
Tritanomaly#5F96AF
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #6891CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6891ca: #6891CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6891CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6891ca': '#6891CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.569, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6891ca">#6891CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6891CA"

More Blue Colors

#6891CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6891CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6891CA?

#6891CA is a light blue — rgb(104, 145, 202) in RGB and hsl(215, 48%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue-gray (#6699CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #6891CA?

#6891CA is rgb(104, 145, 202) — red 104, green 145, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6891CA?

#6891CA converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 28%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6891CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6891CA scores 3.23:1 against white and 6.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6891CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6891CA 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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