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#6A8AAF Color

#6A8AAF is rgb(106, 138, 175) in RGB, hsl(212, 30%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A8AAF
HEX#6A8AAF
RGBrgb(106, 138, 175)
HSLhsl(212, 30%, 55%)
HSVhsv(212, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(62.3% 0.067 252.5)
LABlab(56.11% -4.36 -23.44)
LCHlch(56.11% 23.84 259.47)

What #6A8AAF 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 #6A8AAF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 5.93Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 7.22Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 7.31Silver Lake Blue#5D89BAΔE 7.44Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 9.09Glaucous#6082B6ΔE 9.1

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

#6A8AAF Channel Values

How #6A8AAF 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 138 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 212° · S 30% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 212° · S 39% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 21% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.58:1 vs white · 5.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A8AAF 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 text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A8AAF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A8AAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A8AAF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A8AAF
Complementary
#AF8F6A
Analogous
#6AACAF
Analogous
#6C6AAF
Triadic
#AF6A8A
Triadic
#8AAF6A
Split comp.
#AF6C6A
Split comp.
#ACAF6A

Tints & Shades of #6A8AAF

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

#7E9AB9
#92A9C4
#A5B9CF
#BDCBDB
#D1DBE6
#E4EAF1

Shades

#56789F
#476485
#3B526D
#2E4156
#222F3F
#141B24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A8AAF.

How #6A8AAF 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#6A8AAF
Protanopia#8585AF
Protanomaly#7B87AF
Deuteranopia#8181B0
Deuteranomaly#7884AF
Tritanopia#628F8F
Tritanomaly#658D9D
Achromatopsia#878787

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Using #6A8AAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a8aaf: #6A8AAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A8AAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a8aaf': '#6A8AAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.541, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_6a8aaf">#6A8AAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A8AAF"

More Blue Colors

#6A8AAF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A8AAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A8AAF?

#6A8AAF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(106, 138, 175) in RGB and hsl(212, 30%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.93.

What is the RGB value of #6A8AAF?

#6A8AAF is rgb(106, 138, 175) — red 106, green 138, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A8AAF?

#6A8AAF converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 21%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A8AAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6A8AAF scores 3.58:1 against white and 5.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A8AAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A8AAF 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 11.02, which is visibly different.

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