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#6B71EB Color

#6B71EB is rgb(107, 113, 235) in RGB, hsl(237, 76%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 52%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Blue (#4169E1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B71EB
HEX#6B71EB
RGBrgb(107, 113, 235)
HSLhsl(237, 76%, 67%)
HSVhsv(237, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 52%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.181 277.4)
LABlab(52.00% 24.25 -63.73)
LCHlch(52.00% 68.19 290.83)

What #6B71EB 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 #6B71EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 8.8Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.28Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.58Medium Slate Blue#7B68EEΔE 10Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 10.47Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 11.87

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

#6B71EB Channel Values

How #6B71EB 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 113 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 76% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 52% · Y 0% · K 8%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 #6B71EB 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 #6B71EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B71EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B71EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B71EB
Complementary
#EBE46B
Analogous
#6BB1EB
Analogous
#A46BEB
Triadic
#EB6B71
Triadic
#71EB6B
Split comp.
#EBA46B
Split comp.
#B1EB6B

Tints & Shades of #6B71EB

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

#7D82ED
#9398F0
#A5A9F3
#BCBFF6
#CED0F8
#E4E5FB

Shades

#434BE5
#1E27DC
#1820B4
#13198B
#0D1263
#080A3A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B71EB.

How #6B71EB 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#6B71EB
Protanopia#7070EB
Protanomaly#6E70EB
Deuteranopia#6F6FEB
Deuteranomaly#6D70EB
Tritanopia#478989
Tritanomaly#5780B8
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

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Using #6B71EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b71eb: #6B71EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B71EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b71eb': '#6B71EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.443, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_6b71eb">#6B71EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B71EB"

More Blue Colors

#6B71EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B71EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B71EB?

#6B71EB is a light blue — rgb(107, 113, 235) in RGB and hsl(237, 76%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169E1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.8.

What is the RGB value of #6B71EB?

#6B71EB is rgb(107, 113, 235) — red 107, green 113, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B71EB?

#6B71EB converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 52%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B71EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B71EB 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 #6B71EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B71EB 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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