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#6A88EC Color

#6A88EC is rgb(106, 136, 236) in RGB, hsl(226, 77%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 42%, 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 8.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A88EC
HEX#6A88EC
RGBrgb(106, 136, 236)
HSLhsl(226, 77%, 67%)
HSVhsv(226, 55%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 42%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.153 269.2)
LABlab(57.98% 11.30 -54.75)
LCHlch(57.98% 55.90 281.66)

What #6A88EC 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 #6A88EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 8.68Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.97Han Blue#446CCFΔE 11.39Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.23United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 12.55Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 14

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

#6A88EC Channel Values

How #6A88EC 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 136 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 77% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 55% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A88EC 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A88EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A88EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A88EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A88EC
Complementary
#ECCD6A
Analogous
#6AC9EC
Analogous
#8D6AEC
Triadic
#EC6A88
Triadic
#88EC6A
Split comp.
#EC8D6A
Split comp.
#C9EC6A

Tints & Shades of #6A88EC

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

#7C97EE
#93A9F1
#A5B7F3
#BBC9F6
#CDD7F9
#E4E9FB

Shades

#4168E6
#1D4ADD
#173CB5
#122F8C
#0D2163
#08143B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A88EC.

How #6A88EC 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#6A88EC
Protanopia#8383EC
Protanomaly#7A85EC
Deuteranopia#7F7FEC
Deuteranomaly#7783EC
Tritanopia#4A9A9A
Tritanomaly#5993C0
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #6A88EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a88ec: #6A88EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A88EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a88ec': '#6A88EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.533, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_6a88ec">#6A88EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A88EC"

More Blue Colors

#6A88EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A88EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A88EC?

#6A88EC is a light blue — rgb(106, 136, 236) in RGB and hsl(226, 77%, 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 8.68.

What is the RGB value of #6A88EC?

#6A88EC is rgb(106, 136, 236) — red 106, green 136, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A88EC?

#6A88EC converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 42%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A88EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6A88EC scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A88EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A88EC 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 9.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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