#6A85CD#6A85CD
#6A85CD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.113 H 267.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6A85CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(106, 133, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 50%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 48%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.3%, 35.1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.33, 10.06, -40.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.33, 41.48, 284.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.7% -0.005 -0.1133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.113 267.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3473, 24.2454, 61.0900) |
| Luminance | 0.2425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.77
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.36
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 6.60
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 6.70
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.72
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6A85CD #CDB26A
analogous
#6AB7CD #6A85CD #806ACD
triadic
#6A85CD #CD6A85 #85CD6A
tetradic
#6A85CD #CD6AB7 #CDB26A #6ACD80
square
#6A85CD #CD6AB7 #CDB26A #6ACD80
split-complementary
#6A85CD #CD806A #B7CD6A
monochromatic
#2F498D #3F61BB #6A85CD #98ABDC #C6D0EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#6A85CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#6A85CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6A85CD
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6A85CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6A85CD | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A8CD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F83CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42949F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6a85cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(106, 133, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.113 267.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9aa8dc',
500: '#6a85cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6a85cd; $custom-light: #9aa8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6a85cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 106,
"g": 133,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.636,
"s": 49.749,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.627,
"c": 0.11346,
"h": 267.5
},
"luminance": 0.24247
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6A85CD
secondary
#DCD2B7
accent
#9528BD
background
#F9FAFD
surface
#F2F4FB
border
#CCCED4
text
#0E0F15
muted
#7E7F83