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#6B6789 Color

#6B6789 is rgb(107, 103, 137) in RGB, hsl(247, 14%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rhythm (#777696), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B6789
HEX#6B6789
RGBrgb(107, 103, 137)
HSLhsl(247, 14%, 47%)
HSVhsv(247, 25%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.053 289.9)
LABlab(44.96% 7.43 -18.31)
LCHlch(44.96% 19.76 292.09)

What #6B6789 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 #6B6789, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rhythm#777696ΔE 5.99Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 9.97Independence#4C516DΔE 10.98Old Lavender#796878ΔE 12.15Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 12.81Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 13.62

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

#6B6789 Channel Values

How #6B6789 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 107 · G 103 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 14% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 25% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.35:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B6789 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.

TextWhite text5.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B6789 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B6789

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B6789; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B6789
Complementary
#858967
Analogous
#677489
Analogous
#7C6789
Triadic
#896B67
Triadic
#67896B
Split comp.
#897C67
Split comp.
#748967

Tints & Shades of #6B6789

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

#7D799A
#9491AC
#A7A5BB
#BBB9CA
#CFCEDA
#E6E5EB

Shades

#5D5A77
#504D66
#424054
#323040
#24232F
#17161D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B6789.

How #6B6789 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#6B6789
Protanopia#686889
Protanomaly#696789
Deuteranopia#686889
Deuteranomaly#696889
Tritanopia#666C6C
Tritanomaly#686A79
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #6B6789 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b6789: #6B6789;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B6789;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b6789': '#6B6789' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.404, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_6b6789">#6B6789</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B6789"

More Blue Colors

#6B6789 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B6789 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B6789?

#6B6789 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(107, 103, 137) in RGB and hsl(247, 14%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rhythm (#777696), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #6B6789?

#6B6789 is rgb(107, 103, 137) — red 107, green 103, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B6789?

#6B6789 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 25%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B6789 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6B6789 scores 5.35:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B6789 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B6789 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 15.23, which is visibly different.

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