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#6B6DEB Color

#6B6DEB is rgb(107, 109, 235) in RGB, hsl(239, 76%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B6DEB
HEX#6B6DEB
RGBrgb(107, 109, 235)
HSLhsl(239, 76%, 67%)
HSVhsv(239, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(59.9% 0.186 278.5)
LABlab(51.00% 26.53 -65.34)
LCHlch(51.00% 70.52 292.10)

What #6B6DEB 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 #6B6DEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 7.4Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 9.74Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.77Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.79Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.35Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 10.43

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

#6B6DEB Channel Values

How #6B6DEB 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 109 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 239° · S 76% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 239° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.19:1 vs white · 5.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B6DEB 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 text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B6DEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B6DEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B6DEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B6DEB
Complementary
#EBE96B
Analogous
#6BADEB
Analogous
#A96BEB
Triadic
#EB6B6D
Triadic
#6DEB6B
Split comp.
#EBA96B
Split comp.
#ADEB6B

Tints & Shades of #6B6DEB

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

#7D7FED
#9395F0
#A5A7F3
#BCBDF6
#CECEF8
#E4E4FB

Shades

#4345E5
#1E21DC
#181BB4
#13158B
#0D0F63
#08093A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B6DEB.

How #6B6DEB 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#6B6DEB
Protanopia#6D6DEB
Protanomaly#6C6DEB
Deuteranopia#6C6CEB
Deuteranomaly#6C6DEB
Tritanopia#468686
Tritanomaly#577DB7
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #6B6DEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b6deb: #6B6DEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B6DEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b6deb': '#6B6DEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.427, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_6b6deb">#6B6DEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B6DEB"

More Blue Colors

#6B6DEB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6B6DEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B6DEB?

#6B6DEB is a light blue — rgb(107, 109, 235) in RGB and hsl(239, 76%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.4.

What is the RGB value of #6B6DEB?

#6B6DEB is rgb(107, 109, 235) — red 107, green 109, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B6DEB?

#6B6DEB converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 54%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B6DEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B6DEB scores 4.19:1 against white and 5.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B6DEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B6DEB 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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