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#6B89EB Color

#6B89EB is rgb(107, 137, 235) in RGB, hsl(226, 76%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 42%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B89EB
HEX#6B89EB
RGBrgb(107, 137, 235)
HSLhsl(226, 76%, 67%)
HSVhsv(226, 54%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 42%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.15 269.1)
LABlab(58.26% 10.72 -53.74)
LCHlch(58.26% 54.80 281.28)

What #6B89EB 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 #6B89EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.96Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 9.64United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 11.53Han Blue#446CCFΔE 11.87Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.44Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 13.5

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

#6B89EB Channel Values

How #6B89EB 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 137 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 76% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 54% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B89EB 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B89EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B89EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B89EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B89EB
Complementary
#EBCD6B
Analogous
#6BC9EB
Analogous
#8D6BEB
Triadic
#EB6B89
Triadic
#89EB6B
Split comp.
#EB8D6B
Split comp.
#C9EB6B

Tints & Shades of #6B89EB

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

#7D97ED
#93A9F0
#A5B7F3
#BCC9F6
#CED8F8
#E4E9FB

Shades

#4368E5
#1E4ADC
#183DB4
#132F8B
#0D2163
#08143A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B89EB.

How #6B89EB 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#6B89EB
Protanopia#8484EB
Protanomaly#7B86EB
Deuteranopia#8080EB
Deuteranomaly#7884EB
Tritanopia#4C9A9A
Tritanomaly#5A94C0
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6B89EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b89eb: #6B89EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B89EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b89eb': '#6B89EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.537, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_6b89eb">#6B89EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B89EB"

More Blue Colors

#6B89EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#6B89EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B89EB?

#6B89EB is a light blue — rgb(107, 137, 235) in RGB and hsl(226, 76%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.96.

What is the RGB value of #6B89EB?

#6B89EB is rgb(107, 137, 235) — red 107, green 137, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B89EB?

#6B89EB converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 42%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B89EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B89EB scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B89EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B89EB 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 8.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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