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#6A71EC Color

#6A71EC is rgb(106, 113, 236) in RGB, hsl(237, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 52%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Blue (#4169E1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A71EC
HEX#6A71EC
RGBrgb(106, 113, 236)
HSLhsl(237, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(237, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 52%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.182 277)
LABlab(51.98% 24.28 -64.32)
LCHlch(51.98% 68.75 290.68)

What #6A71EC 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 #6A71EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 8.63Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.22Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.43Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 9.82Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.74Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 11.28

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

#6A71EC Channel Values

How #6A71EC 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 106 · G 113 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A71EC 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A71EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A71EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A71EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A71EC
Complementary
#ECE56A
Analogous
#6AB1EC
Analogous
#A46AEC
Triadic
#EC6A71
Triadic
#71EC6A
Split comp.
#ECA46A
Split comp.
#B1EC6A

Tints & Shades of #6A71EC

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

#7C82EE
#9397F1
#A5A9F3
#BBBEF6
#CDD0F9
#E4E5FB

Shades

#414AE6
#1D26DD
#171FB5
#12188C
#0D1163
#080A3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A71EC.

How #6A71EC 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#6A71EC
Protanopia#7070EC
Protanomaly#6E70EC
Deuteranopia#6F6FEC
Deuteranomaly#6D70EC
Tritanopia#448989
Tritanomaly#5680B9
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #6A71EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a71ec: #6A71EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A71EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a71ec': '#6A71EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.443, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_6a71ec">#6A71EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A71EC"

More Blue Colors

#6A71EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6A71EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A71EC?

#6A71EC is a light blue — rgb(106, 113, 236) in RGB and hsl(237, 77%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169E1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #6A71EC?

#6A71EC is rgb(106, 113, 236) — red 106, green 113, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A71EC?

#6A71EC converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 52%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A71EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6A71EC scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A71EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A71EC 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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