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#6E95AA Color

#6E95AA is rgb(110, 149, 170) in RGB, hsl(201, 26%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 12%, 0%, 33%) 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 6.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6E95AA
HEX#6E95AA
RGBrgb(110, 149, 170)
HSLhsl(201, 26%, 55%)
HSVhsv(201, 35%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 12%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(64.9% 0.053 232.1)
LABlab(59.39% -9.89 -15.63)
LCHlch(59.39% 18.49 237.66)

What #6E95AA 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 #6E95AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Air Force Blue#5D8AA8ΔE 6.94Shadow Blue#778BA5ΔE 7.54Air Superiority Blue#72A0C1ΔE 7.84Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 8.33Light Slate Gray#778899ΔE 8.57Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 9.06

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

#6E95AA Channel Values

How #6E95AA 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 110 · G 149 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 26% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 35% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 33%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 #6E95AA 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

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Colors That Go With #6E95AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6E95AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6E95AA
Complementary
#AA836E
Analogous
#6EAAA1
Analogous
#6E77AA
Triadic
#AA6E95
Triadic
#95AA6E
Split comp.
#AA6E77
Split comp.
#AAA16E

Tints & Shades of #6E95AA

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

#82A3B5
#95B1C1
#A8C0CC
#BFD0D9
#D2DEE5
#E5ECF0

Shades

#5B849A
#4B6E81
#3E5B6A
#314754
#24343D
#151E23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6E95AA.

How #6E95AA 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#6E95AA
Protanopia#8F8FAA
Protanomaly#8392AA
Deuteranopia#8A8AAB
Deuteranomaly#7F8EAA
Tritanopia#6A9898
Tritanomaly#6B979F
Achromatopsia#909090

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Using #6E95AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6e95aa: #6E95AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6E95AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6e95aa': '#6E95AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.431, green: 0.584, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_6e95aa">#6E95AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#6E95AA"

More Blue Colors

#6E95AA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6E95AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6E95AA?

#6E95AA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(110, 149, 170) in RGB and hsl(201, 26%, 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 6.94.

What is the RGB value of #6E95AA?

#6E95AA is rgb(110, 149, 170) — red 110, green 149, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6E95AA?

#6E95AA converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 12%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6E95AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6E95AA 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 #6E95AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6E95AA 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 8.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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