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#6B70EF Color

#6B70EF is rgb(107, 112, 239) in RGB, hsl(238, 80%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 6%) 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 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B70EF
HEX#6B70EF
RGBrgb(107, 112, 239)
HSLhsl(238, 80%, 68%)
HSVhsv(238, 55%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(60.7% 0.187 277.6)
LABlab(51.97% 25.85 -66.01)
LCHlch(51.97% 70.89 291.38)

What #6B70EF 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 #6B70EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 8.03Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.42Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 9.6Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 9.66Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 10.84Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.06

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

#6B70EF Channel Values

How #6B70EF 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 112 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 238° · S 80% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 238° · S 55% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B70EF 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B70EF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B70EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B70EF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B70EF
Complementary
#EFEA6C
Analogous
#6CB2EF
Analogous
#A96CEF
Triadic
#EF6C70
Triadic
#70EF6C
Split comp.
#EFA96C
Split comp.
#B2EF6C

Tints & Shades of #6B70EF

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

#7E82F1
#9599F3
#A8AAF5
#BABCF7
#CDCEF9
#E3E4FC

Shades

#4348EA
#1920E6
#151ABC
#10148E
#0B0E65
#07083C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B70EF.

How #6B70EF 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#6B70EF
Protanopia#6F6FEF
Protanomaly#6E70EF
Deuteranopia#6E6EEF
Deuteranomaly#6D6FEF
Tritanopia#448989
Tritanomaly#5680BB
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #6B70EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b70ef: #6B70EF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B70EF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b70ef': '#6B70EF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.439, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_6b70ef">#6B70EF</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B70EF"

More Blue Colors

#6B70EF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B70EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B70EF?

#6B70EF is a light blue — rgb(107, 112, 239) in RGB and hsl(238, 80%, 68%) 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 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #6B70EF?

#6B70EF is rgb(107, 112, 239) — red 107, green 112, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B70EF?

#6B70EF converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 53%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B70EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B70EF scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B70EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B70EF 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 8.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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