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#6F87D8 Color

#6F87D8 is rgb(111, 135, 216) in RGB, hsl(226, 57%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 38%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6F87D8
HEX#6F87D8
RGBrgb(111, 135, 216)
HSLhsl(226, 57%, 64%)
HSVhsv(226, 49%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 38%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.125 270.1)
LABlab(57.14% 8.11 -44.94)
LCHlch(57.14% 45.66 280.24)

What #6F87D8 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 #6F87D8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.37United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 8.62Tufts Blue#417DC1ΔE 13.21Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 14.07Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 14.17Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 14.5

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

#6F87D8 Channel Values

How #6F87D8 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 111 · G 135 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 226° · S 57% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 226° · S 49% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6F87D8 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #6F87D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #6F87D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6F87D8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#6F87D8
Complementary
#D8BF6F
Analogous
#6FBCD8
Analogous
#8B6FD8
Triadic
#D86F87
Triadic
#87D86F
Split comp.
#D88B6F
Split comp.
#BCD86F

Tints & Shades of #6F87D8

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

#8398DD
#97A9E2
#ABB9E8
#BBC6EC
#CFD7F2
#E3E8F7

Shades

#4B69CE
#3453BC
#2A4398
#213578
#172554
#0E1734

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #6F87D8.

How #6F87D8 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#6F87D8
Protanopia#8383D8
Protanomaly#7C85D8
Deuteranopia#8080D8
Deuteranomaly#7983D8
Tritanopia#5A9494
Tritanomaly#638FB4
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

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Using #6F87D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-6f87d8: #6F87D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6F87D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6f87d8': '#6F87D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.435, green: 0.529, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_6f87d8">#6F87D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#6F87D8"

More Blue Colors

#6F87D8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#6F87D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6F87D8?

#6F87D8 is a light blue — rgb(111, 135, 216) in RGB and hsl(226, 57%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #6F87D8?

#6F87D8 is rgb(111, 135, 216) — red 111, green 135, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6F87D8?

#6F87D8 converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 38%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6F87D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #6F87D8 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6F87D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6F87D8 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 8.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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