#6C70DA Color

#6C70DA is rgb(108, 112, 218) in RGB, hsl(238, 60%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 49%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6C70DA

HEX#6C70DA

RGBrgb(108, 112, 218)

HSLhsl(238, 60%, 64%)

HSVhsv(238, 50%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 49%, 0%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.159 278.8)

LABlab(50.92% 20.77 -55.92)

LCHlch(50.92% 59.65 290.38)

What #6C70DA 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 #6C70DA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 8.91 Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 9.38 Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 10.11 Han Blue#446CCFΔE 10.49 Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 11.27 Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 11.88

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#6C70DA Channel Values

How #6C70DA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 108 · G 112 · B 218	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 238° · S 60% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 238° · S 50% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 50% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.23:1 vs white · 4.97:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6C70DA 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 text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6C70DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6C70DA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6C70DA

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.

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How #6C70DA 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#6C70DA

Protanopia#6F6FDA

Protanomaly#6E70DA

Deuteranopia#6F6FDA

Deuteranomaly#6E6FDA

Tritanopia#518484

Tritanomaly#5D7CAD

Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

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Using #6C70DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6c70da: #6C70DA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6C70DA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6c70da': '#6C70DA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.424, green: 0.439, blue: 0.855)

Android XML<color name="color_6c70da">#6C70DA</color>

SVG fillfill="#6C70DA"

More Blue Colors

#6C70DA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#6C70DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6C70DA?

#6C70DA is a light blue — rgb(108, 112, 218) in RGB and hsl(238, 60%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Savoy Blue (#4B61D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.91.

What is the RGB value of #6C70DA?

#6C70DA is rgb(108, 112, 218) — red 108, green 112, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6C70DA?

#6C70DA converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 49%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6C70DA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6C70DA scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6C70DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6C70DA 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.27, which is visibly different.

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