Skip to content

#6A86E2 Color

#6A86E2 is rgb(106, 134, 226) in RGB, hsl(226, 67%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 41%, 0%, 11%) 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 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A86E2
HEX#6A86E2
RGBrgb(106, 134, 226)
HSLhsl(226, 67%, 65%)
HSVhsv(226, 53%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 41%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.142 269.3)
LABlab(56.99% 9.86 -50.78)
LCHlch(56.99% 51.73 280.99)

What #6A86E2 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 #6A86E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.05United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 9.92Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 11.43Han Blue#446CCFΔE 11.83Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 12.42Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 13.08

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

#6A86E2 Channel Values

How #6A86E2 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 134 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 67% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 53% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 11%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 #6A86E2 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 #6A86E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A86E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A86E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A86E2
Complementary
#E2C66A
Analogous
#6AC2E2
Analogous
#8A6AE2
Triadic
#E26A86
Triadic
#86E26A
Split comp.
#E28A6A
Split comp.
#C2E26A

Tints & Shades of #6A86E2

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

#7F97E6
#90A5E9
#A6B6ED
#BBC8F2
#D0D9F6
#E1E7F9

Shades

#4467DA
#284FCC
#2140A6
#193180
#122259
#0B1537

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A86E2.

How #6A86E2 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#6A86E2
Protanopia#8282E2
Protanomaly#7983E2
Deuteranopia#7E7EE2
Deuteranomaly#7681E2
Tritanopia#4F9696
Tritanomaly#5B90B9
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6A86E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a86e2: #6A86E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A86E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a86e2': '#6A86E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.525, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_6a86e2">#6A86E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A86E2"

More Blue Colors

#6A86E2 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A86E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A86E2?

#6A86E2 is a light blue — rgb(106, 134, 226) in RGB and hsl(226, 67%, 65%) 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 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #6A86E2?

#6A86E2 is rgb(106, 134, 226) — red 106, green 134, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A86E2?

#6A86E2 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 41%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A86E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6A86E2 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 #6A86E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A86E2 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 8.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #6A86E2 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.