Information about #6857DB color

#6857DB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6857DB falls into the Blue Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 87, 219) — 40.8% red, 34.1% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 45 / 52 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #6857DB reads as a strongly colored deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Majorelle Blue (#6050DC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1) and Light Indigo (#6D5ACF).

The recipe behind #6857DB is rgb(104, 87, 219), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #6857DB: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. #6857DB has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6857DB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#6857DB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6857DB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6857DB
  • RGB104, 87, 219
  • CMYK45, 52, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(104, 87, 219)
  • HSL248°, 65%, 60%
  • HSL Precise247.727°, 64.706%, 60%
  • HSV248°, 60%, 86%
  • HSB248°, 60%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.341, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.341, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.341, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID6857DB
  • DECIMAL ID6838235
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01