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#6B8FDB Color

#6B8FDB is rgb(107, 143, 219) in RGB, hsl(221, 61%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 35%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B8FDB
HEX#6B8FDB
RGBrgb(107, 143, 219)
HSLhsl(221, 61%, 64%)
HSVhsv(221, 51%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 35%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(65.6% 0.121 264.1)
LABlab(59.21% 3.43 -43.38)
LCHlch(59.21% 43.52 274.52)

What #6B8FDB 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 #6B8FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 5.76Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 7.11Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 10.73Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 11.18Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 12.05Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 13.09

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

#6B8FDB Channel Values

How #6B8FDB 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 143 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 61% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 51% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 35% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.19:1 vs white · 6.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B8FDB 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 text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B8FDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B8FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B8FDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B8FDB
Complementary
#DBB86B
Analogous
#6BC7DB
Analogous
#806BDB
Triadic
#DB6B8F
Triadic
#8FDB6B
Split comp.
#DB806B
Split comp.
#C7DB6B

Tints & Shades of #6B8FDB

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

#809EE0
#94AEE5
#A9BDEA
#B9CAEE
#CEDAF3
#E2E9F8

Shades

#4673D2
#2F5DC1
#264B9C
#1E3B7B
#152A56
#0D1A35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B8FDB.

How #6B8FDB 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#6B8FDB
Protanopia#8A8ADB
Protanomaly#7F8CDB
Deuteranopia#8484DB
Deuteranomaly#7B89DB
Tritanopia#559B9B
Tritanomaly#5F97B8
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #6B8FDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b8fdb: #6B8FDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B8FDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b8fdb': '#6B8FDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.561, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_6b8fdb">#6B8FDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B8FDB"

More Blue Colors

#6B8FDB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6B8FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B8FDB?

#6B8FDB is a light blue — rgb(107, 143, 219) in RGB and hsl(221, 61%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5B92E5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #6B8FDB?

#6B8FDB is rgb(107, 143, 219) — red 107, green 143, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B8FDB?

#6B8FDB converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 35%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B8FDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B8FDB scores 3.19:1 against white and 6.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B8FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B8FDB 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 7.11, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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