#6B8AEF#6B8AEF
#6B8AEF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.154 H 269.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6B8AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(107, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.46, 17.88, -54.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.46, 57.16, 288.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.7% -0.0027 -0.1543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.7% 0.154 269) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7267, 27.5325, 85.3397) |
| Luminance | 0.2753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 1.38
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.48
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.29
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 5.71
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.03
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6B8AEF #EFD06B
analogous
#6BCCEF #6B8AEF #8E6BEF
triadic
#6B8AEF #EF6B8A #8AEF6B
tetradic
#6B8AEF #EF6BCC #EFD06B #6BEF8E
square
#6B8AEF #EF6BCC #EFD06B #6BEF8E
split-complementary
#6B8AEF #EF8E6B #CCEF6B
monochromatic
#1640CA #345EE9 #6B8AEF #A2B6F5 #D9E1FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#6B8AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#6B8AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #6B8AEF
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6B8AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6B8AEF | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E95F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E8AED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1BA0B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6b8aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(107, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.154 269.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9eabf5',
500: '#6b8aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6b8aef; $custom-light: #9eabf5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6b8aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 107,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.909,
"s": 80.488,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65695,
"c": 0.15436,
"h": 269
},
"luminance": 0.27535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6B8AEF
secondary
#EFE6C7
accent
#AB09DD
background
#FAFAFF
surface
#F4F4FE
border
#CECED6
text
#0F1017
muted
#7F7F85