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#6897DE Color

#6897DE is rgb(104, 151, 222) in RGB, hsl(216, 64%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 32%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6897DE
HEX#6897DE
RGBrgb(104, 151, 222)
HSLhsl(216, 64%, 64%)
HSVhsv(216, 53%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 32%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.118 258.4)
LABlab(61.39% -0.88 -41.66)
LCHlch(61.39% 41.67 268.79)

What #6897DE 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 #6897DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.11Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 7.26Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 7.99Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.39Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 10.82French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 11.24

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

#6897DE Channel Values

How #6897DE 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 151 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 64% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 53% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6897DE 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6897DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6897DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6897DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6897DE
Complementary
#DEAF68
Analogous
#68D2DE
Analogous
#7468DE
Triadic
#DE6897
Triadic
#97DE68
Split comp.
#DE7468
Split comp.
#D2DE68

Tints & Shades of #6897DE

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

#7DA6E3
#92B4E7
#A7C3EC
#B8CEEF
#CDDCF4
#E2EBF9

Shades

#437ED6
#2B69C5
#23549F
#1C437D
#132F58
#0C1D36

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6897DE.

How #6897DE 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#6897DE
Protanopia#9090DE
Protanomaly#8293DE
Deuteranopia#8A8ADF
Deuteranomaly#7E8FDE
Tritanopia#52A2A2
Tritanomaly#5C9EBD
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6897DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6897de: #6897DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6897DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6897de': '#6897DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.592, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_6897de">#6897DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6897DE"

More Blue Colors

#6897DE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6897DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6897DE?

#6897DE is a light blue — rgb(104, 151, 222) in RGB and hsl(216, 64%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #6897DE?

#6897DE is rgb(104, 151, 222) — red 104, green 151, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6897DE?

#6897DE converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 32%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6897DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6897DE scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6897DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6897DE 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 9.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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