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Blue
#6F89DC

Blue (#6F89DC) with RGB(111, 137, 220) and HSL(226, 61%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.

BlueLightcool
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Interactive

UI Sandbox

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Active theme: Blue
Values

Production-ready color values

Copy formats for CSS, handoff docs, tokens, and implementation.

HEX
#6F89DC
RGB
rgb(111, 137, 220)
HSL
hsl(226, 61%, 65%)
HSV
hsv(226, 50%, 86%)
CMYK
cmyk(50%, 38%, 0%, 14%)
Decimal
7309788
Contrast

Accessibility checks

Aa
On white
3.34:1
Aa
On black
6.29:1
Shades

Tonal scale

#080E21#0F1A3E#192B67#233C90#2D4DB9#4667D2#6F89DC#90A4E4#B5C2ED#DAE1F6
90080070060050040030020010050
Accessibility

Contrast Audit

On White
FAIL
Text
3.34:1
On Black
WCAG AA PASS
Text
6.29:1
Vision

Simulator

protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Harmonies

Palette combinations from this base color

Open any harmony as a shareable palette route and keep refining from there.

Complementary
Open palette
#6F89DC#DCC36F
#6F89DC#DC6F89#89DC6F
Analogous
Open palette
#6FBFDC#6FA4DC#6F89DC#716FDC#8C6FDC
Split complementary
Open palette
#6F89DC#DC8C6F#BFDC6F
Tetradic
Open palette
#6F89DC#DC6FBF#DCC36F#6FDC8C
Monochromatic
Open palette
#142252#233C90#3256CD#6F89DC#ADBBEB
Analysis

Design expert profile

Detailed psychological and professional strategy for this specific tone.

Blue (#6F89DC) with RGB(111, 137, 220) and HSL(226, 61%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems.
bluelightcoolhex-6f89dch-226s-61l-65
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Developer Handoff

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CSS
/* Blue */
color: #6F89DC;
background-color: #6F89DC;
border-color: #6F89DC;
box-shadow: 0 4px 24px #6f89dc40;
Tailwind CSS
bg-[#6F89DC] text-[#6F89DC] border-[#6F89DC] ring-[#6F89DC]
SwiftUI
Color(red: 0.435, green: 0.537, blue: 0.863)
Flutter / Dart
Color(0xFF6F89DC)
Android XML
<color name="blue">#6F89DC</color>
React Native
{ color: '#6F89DC' }
Social Media

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#6F89DC·rgb(111, 137, 220)

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Nearby named colors

Light Slate Gray
#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Cornflower Blue
#6495ED
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Brand Match

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About

About Blue

This section gives the same kind of richer color context you’d expect from a dedicated color reference page.

Meaning
Blue sits in the blue family with a light tone, so it holds enough weight for primary UI accents. It reads as calm, credible, and interface-friendly.
Applications
Blue (#6F89DC) with RGB(111, 137, 220) and HSL(226, 61%, 65%). Suitable for modern interface themes, branding accents, and design systems. It performs better as foreground color on dark interfaces and dense contrast surfaces.
Family
Blue
Tone
Light
Temperature
cool
Keywords
blue, light, cool, hex-6f89dc, h-226, s-61
Conversion

Color conversions

Use these values in CSS, product docs, design tokens, and print-oriented workflows.

HEX
#6F89DC
RGB
rgb(111, 137, 220)
HSL
hsl(226, 61%, 65%)
HSV
hsv(226, 50%, 86%)
CMYK
cmyk(50%, 38%, 0%, 14%)
Variations

Shades and tonal variations

Build softer surfaces, deeper states, and a cleaner tonal system from the same base hue.

#080E21#0F1A3E#192B67#233C90#2D4DB9#4667D2#6F89DC#90A4E4#B5C2ED#DAE1F6
900
#080E21
800
#0F1A3E
700
#192B67
600
#233C90
500
#2D4DB9
400
#4667D2
Color harmonies

Harmony-based palette routes

Move from a single color into full palette ideas based on common harmony systems.

Complementary
Open palette
#6F89DC#DCC36F
#6F89DC#DC6F89#89DC6F
Analogous
Open palette
#6FBFDC#6FA4DC#6F89DC#716FDC#8C6FDC
Split complementary
Open palette
#6F89DC#DC8C6F#BFDC6F
Tetradic
Open palette
#6F89DC#DC6FBF#DCC36F#6FDC8C
Monochromatic
Open palette
#142252#233C90#3256CD#6F89DC#ADBBEB
Blindness simulator

Color blindness preview

These simulations help you judge whether the color keeps enough identity across common color-vision variations.

Protanopia
#7A7AC8
Red-sensitive cones are reduced, so warm reds and greens can collapse toward similar mid-tones.
Deuteranopia
#7977C3
Green-sensitive cones are reduced, which often compresses green and red distinctions.
Tritanopia
#70B8B5
Blue-sensitive cones are reduced, which shifts blues and yellows toward flatter blends.
Contrast checker

Accessibility contrast snapshots

Use these quick checks to understand where the color is more reliable for text, icons, and UI foregrounds.

Aa
On white
3.34:1
Only large-text AA passes.
Aa
On black
6.29:1
AA passes for normal text.
Similar colors

Nearby color references

Use nearby colors when you want alternatives with a similar overall feel but a different hue or intensity.

Light Slate Gray
#778899
Slate Gray
#708090
Light Sky Blue
#87CEFA
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
Cornflower Blue
#6495ED
Royal Blue
#4169E1
Color libraries

Library-ready mappings

These mappings help you slot the color into CSS names, Tailwind-like scales, and semantic design tokens faster.

CSS named match
Blue
Closest standard CSS name to #6F89DC for developer-friendly reference and docs.
Design token
--color-blue-light
A token-friendly alias you can use in design systems, Tailwind maps, or CSS variables.
Tailwind-friendly scale
blue-500
A naming pattern that fits Tailwind-style scale systems and keeps #6F89DC as the core value.
HSL token
226 61% 65%
Useful when your component library or theme layer stores semantic colors in HSL channels.
Color palettes

Palette ideas related to this color

These palette routes are pulled from the curated library based on RGB similarity, so you can branch into more complete systems quickly.

Northern Sky
Similarity score 20
Open
vibrantgradientsky
Fall Leaves
Similarity score 41
Open
warmautumnmuted
Lavender Muted
Similarity score 44
Open
mutedpurplesoft
Neon City
Similarity score 45
Open
vibrantneondark
Flat UI
Similarity score 46
Open
vibrantsoftmodern
Rainbow Flat
Similarity score 46
Open
vibrantrainbowmodern
Primary Bright
Similarity score 50
Open
vibrantboldmodern
Purple Dream
Similarity score 51
Open
purplegradientsoft