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#6B95AE Color

#6B95AE is rgb(107, 149, 174) in RGB, hsl(202, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6B95AE
HEX#6B95AE
RGBrgb(107, 149, 174)
HSLhsl(202, 29%, 55%)
HSVhsv(202, 39%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.059 235)
LABlab(59.33% -9.99 -18.00)
LCHlch(59.33% 20.58 240.98)

What #6B95AE 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 #6B95AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 5.23Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 6Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 7.75Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 7.75Cerulean Frost#6D9BC3ΔE 8.58Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 10.02

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

#6B95AE Channel Values

How #6B95AE 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 149 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 202° · S 29% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 202° · S 39% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 39% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6B95AE 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 text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6B95AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6B95AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6B95AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6B95AE
Complementary
#AE836B
Analogous
#6BAEA5
Analogous
#6B74AE
Triadic
#AE6B95
Triadic
#95AE6B
Split comp.
#AE6B74
Split comp.
#AEA56B

Tints & Shades of #6B95AE

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

#7FA3B8
#92B1C3
#A6BFCE
#BDD0DB
#D1DEE6
#E5ECF1

Shades

#57849E
#486E84
#3C5B6D
#2F4756
#22343F
#141E24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6B95AE.

How #6B95AE 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#6B95AE
Protanopia#8F8FAE
Protanomaly#8291AE
Deuteranopia#8989AF
Deuteranomaly#7E8EAE
Tritanopia#659898
Tritanomaly#6897A2
Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #6B95AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6b95ae: #6B95AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6B95AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6b95ae': '#6B95AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.420, green: 0.584, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_6b95ae">#6B95AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#6B95AE"

More Blue Colors

#6B95AE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6B95AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6B95AE?

#6B95AE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(107, 149, 174) in RGB and hsl(202, 29%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #6B95AE?

#6B95AE is rgb(107, 149, 174) — red 107, green 149, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6B95AE?

#6B95AE converts to approximately cmyk(39%, 14%, 0%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6B95AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6B95AE scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6B95AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6B95AE 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 lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 10.02, which is visibly different.

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