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#6D78CA Color

#6D78CA is rgb(109, 120, 202) in RGB, hsl(233, 47%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6D78CA
HEX#6D78CA
RGBrgb(109, 120, 202)
HSLhsl(233, 47%, 61%)
HSVhsv(233, 46%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.125 276.2)
LABlab(52.34% 12.58 -44.62)
LCHlch(52.34% 46.36 285.75)

What #6D78CA 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 #6D78CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 8.23Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 10.09Middle Blue Purple#8B72BEΔE 12.62Han Blue#446CCFΔE 13.26Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 14.18United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 14.5

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

#6D78CA Channel Values

How #6D78CA 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 109 · G 120 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 47% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 46% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%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 #6D78CA 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 #6D78CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6D78CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6D78CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6D78CA
Complementary
#CABF6D
Analogous
#6DA6CA
Analogous
#916DCA
Triadic
#CA6D78
Triadic
#78CA6D
Split comp.
#CA916D
Split comp.
#A6CA6D

Tints & Shades of #6D78CA

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

#8089D1
#969ED9
#A9AFE0
#BCC1E7
#CED2ED
#E5E7F6

Shades

#4F5CBF
#3D49A9
#323C8B
#262E69
#1B214B
#10142D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6D78CA.

How #6D78CA 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#6D78CA
Protanopia#7676CA
Protanomaly#7377CA
Deuteranopia#7575CA
Deuteranomaly#7276CA
Tritanopia#5A8686
Tritanomaly#6281A6
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #6D78CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6d78ca: #6D78CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6D78CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6d78ca': '#6D78CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.427, green: 0.471, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_6d78ca">#6D78CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6D78CA"

More Blue Colors

#6D78CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6D78CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6D78CA?

#6D78CA is a light blue — rgb(109, 120, 202) in RGB and hsl(233, 47%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (Crayola) (#766EC8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.23.

What is the RGB value of #6D78CA?

#6D78CA is rgb(109, 120, 202) — red 109, green 120, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6D78CA?

#6D78CA converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6D78CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6D78CA 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 #6D78CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6D78CA 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 14.18, which is visibly different.

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