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#6A8BDC Color

#6A8BDC is rgb(106, 139, 220) in RGB, hsl(223, 62%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(52%, 37%, 0%, 14%) 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6A8BDC
HEX#6A8BDC
RGBrgb(106, 139, 220)
HSLhsl(223, 62%, 64%)
HSVhsv(223, 52%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(52%, 37%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.127 266.2)
LABlab(58.09% 5.60 -45.71)
LCHlch(58.09% 46.05 276.99)

What #6A8BDC 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 #6A8BDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 5.87Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 6.04Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 11.92Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.26Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 14.4Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 14.67

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

#6A8BDC Channel Values

How #6A8BDC 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 139 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 223° · S 62% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 223° · S 52% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 52% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6A8BDC 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 text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6A8BDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6A8BDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6A8BDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6A8BDC
Complementary
#DCBC6A
Analogous
#6AC3DC
Analogous
#836ADC
Triadic
#DC6A8B
Triadic
#8BDC6A
Split comp.
#DC836A
Split comp.
#C3DC6A

Tints & Shades of #6A8BDC

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

#7F9BE1
#94ABE6
#A8BBEB
#B9C8EF
#CDD8F3
#E2E8F8

Shades

#456DD3
#2E58C2
#25479D
#1D387C
#142757
#0D1836

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6A8BDC.

How #6A8BDC 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#6A8BDC
Protanopia#8686DC
Protanomaly#7C88DC
Deuteranopia#8181DC
Deuteranomaly#7985DC
Tritanopia#539898
Tritanomaly#5D93B7
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6A8BDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6a8bdc: #6A8BDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6A8BDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6a8bdc': '#6A8BDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.416, green: 0.545, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_6a8bdc">#6A8BDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#6A8BDC"

More Blue Colors

#6A8BDC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6A8BDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6A8BDC?

#6A8BDC is a light blue — rgb(106, 139, 220) in RGB and hsl(223, 62%, 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #6A8BDC?

#6A8BDC is rgb(106, 139, 220) — red 106, green 139, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6A8BDC?

#6A8BDC converts to approximately cmyk(52%, 37%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6A8BDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6A8BDC scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6A8BDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6A8BDC 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 6.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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