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#6986dd Hex Color Code

#6986dd Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #6986dd is a medium light shade of blue. In the RGB color model #6986dd is composed of 41.18% red, 52.55% green and 86.67% blue. In the HSL color space #6986dd has a hue of 225° (degrees), 63% saturation and 64% lightness. Its estimated dominant wavelength relative to D65 white is 471.71 nm.

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Color Schemes

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#6986dd linear gradient to complementary #8b8f31

  1. #6986dd
  2. #7a87c1
  3. #8488a5
  4. #8a8a8a
  5. #8d8b6e
  6. #8d8d51
  7. #8b8f31

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #4b6dc1
  2. #5575ca
  3. #5f7ed3
  4. #6986dd
  5. #738fe7
  6. #7c97f0
  7. #86a0fa

Tones

  1. #6986dd
  2. #7287cf
  3. #7a87c1
  4. #7f88b3
  5. #8488a5
  6. #878998
  7. #8a8a8a

Tints and Shades

#6986dd to white

  1. #6986dd
  2. #8699e3
  3. #a0ace9
  4. #b9c0ef
  5. #d1d5f4
  6. #e8eafa
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#6986dd to black

  1. #6986dd
  2. #586eb4
  3. #48588d
  4. #374268
  5. #282d45
  6. #181a25
  7. #000000 / #000

Paints

Match distances use ΔE′ CAM16-UCS: lower values mean closer digital swatches. These values are not interchangeable with CIE76 or CIEDE2000 and do not guarantee a physical paint match. LRV is estimated from the digital sRGB swatch, not a manufacturer measurement of physical paint.

Paint colors are digital approximations; actual paint and lighting may differ.

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  1. DIC Color Guide

    ★ DIC-142
    #6789da
    Undertone ≈ Cool / Blue

    ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 1.914 / LRV ≈ 25.8% (Δ = +0.6, lighter)
  2. Caparol

    ★ Lazur 180 / 75 18 260
    #6080dc
    Undertone ≈ Cool / Blue

    ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 2.443 / LRV ≈ 23.1% (Δ = -2.2, darker)
  3. Valspar Paint

    Ships Ahoy
    #6089da
    Undertone ≈ Cool / Blue

    ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 3.141 / LRV ≈ 25.4% (Δ = +0.2, lighter)

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#6986dd Contrast Ratios

BackgroundWCAG 2.2Normal textLarge textNon-text UINearest passing shade (4.5:1)Color Blindness Simulation
#ffffff3.47:1FailAAAA#5772c8
#0000006.05:1AAAAAAA
Complement #8b8f311.0:1FailFailFail#0e1867May be hard to distinguish
Analogous #0092d11.0:1FailFailFail#0e1766May be hard to distinguish
Analogous #ab74c61.0:1FailFailFail#0e1866May be hard to distinguish
Split Complementary #59994b1.0:1FailFailFail#0e1867May be hard to distinguish
Split Complementary #b280321.0:1FailFailFail#0e1766May be hard to distinguish
Triad #009d761.0:1FailFailFail#0e1867May be hard to distinguish
Triad #cf704c1.0:1FailFailFail#0e1867May be hard to distinguish
Square #da64731.0:1FailFailFail#0e1866May be hard to distinguish
Square #009a9a1.01:1FailFailFail#0e1867May be hard to distinguish
Tetradic #cf669f1.0:1FailFailFail#0e1867May be hard to distinguish
How the checker works

Large text: at least 18 pt, or 14 pt bold. Ratios are rounded for display; pass/fail uses the full value.

Adjusts OkLCh lightness with hue and chroma fixed before sRGB clipping and rounding. The suggested hex is checked again.

Simulated CIE76 ΔE below 10 triggers a conservative warning. This is an approximation, not a WCAG requirement; never rely on color alone.

#6986dd HTML / CSS Code Examples

#6986dd foreground

In happy hours, nature appears to us one with art; art perfected,—the work of genius.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
<p style="color: #6986dd">…</p>

#6986dd background

The poet is the sayer, the namer, and represents beauty.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
<p style="background-color: #6986dd">…</p>

#6986dd shadow

To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim.

Oscar Wilde
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #6986dd">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Input: opaque 8-bit sRGB; CIE 1931 2° observer. XYZ and CIELab/LCh use D65 unless marked D50; D50 conversions use Bradford adaptation. XYZ white is Y = 100, or Y = 1 for CSS and u′v′Y. Displayed coordinates are rounded.

Match distances use ΔE′ CAM16-UCS: lower values mean closer digital swatches. These values are not interchangeable with CIE76 or CIEDE2000 and do not guarantee a physical paint match.

Y′CbCr values are normalized coordinates or unquantized 10-bit limited-range code values.

CIECAM02 and CAM02-UCS: D65; LA = 40 cd/m²; Yb = 20 (Yw = 100); F = 1, c = 0.69, Nc = 1.

CAM16 and CAM16-UCS: D65; LA = 40 cd/m²; Yb = 20 (Yw = 100); average surround (F = 1, c = 0.69, Nc = 1).

HCT (Material Color Utilities): D65; LA ≈ 11.73 cd/m²; Yb = 18.42 (Yw = 100); F = 1, c = 0.69, Nc = 1; T = L*.

JzAzBz and JzCzHz use white at 1 cd/m². This luminance convention is separate from the BT.2100 preset.

ACES values use a colorimetric conversion with Bradford adaptation; they do not reconstruct scene exposure.

BT.2100 PQ/HLG and ICtCp assume sRGB white at 203 cd/m². HLG: peak 1000 cd/m², black 0 cd/m², system gamma 1.2, reference surround.

Decimal
6915805
Binary
01101001, 10000110, 11011101
Hexadecimal
#6986dd
LRV
≈ 25.3%
LRV is estimated from the digital sRGB swatch, not a manufacturer measurement of physical paint.
Closest short hex
#68d ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 1.293 / ΔLRV = +0.4 (lighter)
RGB
rgb(105, 134, 221)
RGBA
rgba(105, 134, 221, 1.0)
Adobe RGB (1998)
R: 0.44551, G: 0.52102, B: 0.85191
rg chromaticity
r: 0.228, g: 0.291, b: 0.48
RYB
red: 41.176%, yellow: 50.275%, blue: 86.667%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-9861411 / 0xff6986dd
HSL
hsl(225, 63.04348%, 63.92157%)
HSLA
hsla(225, 63.04348%, 63.92157%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 225° (225.0), saturation: 52% (0.525), value: 87% (0.867)
HSP
hue: 225.0, saturation: 52.489%, perceived brightness: 54.627%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 258.096, S: 71.054, L: 57.339
Cubehelix
H: -136.722, S: 0.717, L: 0.529
TSL
T: -2.315, S: 0.152, L: 0.53
CMYK
cyan: 52% (0.525), magenta: 39% (0.394), yellow: 0% (0.0), key: 13% (0.133)
CMYK is a simple RGB-derived approximation without an ICC printer profile; it is not a printing specification.
CMY
cyan: 59% (0.588), magenta: 47% (0.475), yellow: 13% (0.133)
XYZ D65 / Y=100
X: 27.398, Y: 25.272, Z: 71.827
xyY
x: 0.22, y: 0.203, Y: 25.272
CIELab D65
L: 57.339, a: 14.171, b: -47.655
CIELuv
L: 57.339, u: -16.129, v: -76.509
CIELCH / LCHab D65
L: 57.339, C: 49.718, H: 286.561
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 57.339, C: 78.191, H: 258.096
Hunter-Lab
L: 50.271, a: 9.307, b: -49.523
CIECAM02
J: 46.296, C: 53.489, h: -98.086, Q: 134.054, M: 46.775, s: 59.07, H: 312.088
CAM16 JCh
lightness: 47.396, chroma: 49.83, hue: 272.644
CAM16 JMh
lightness: 47.396, colorfulness: 43.576, hue: 272.644
CAM16 Jsh
lightness: 47.396, saturation: 56.679, hue: 272.644
CAM16 QCh
perceived brightness: 135.645, chroma: 49.83, hue: 272.644
CAM16 QMh
perceived brightness: 135.645, colorfulness: 43.576, hue: 272.644
CAM16 Qsh
perceived brightness: 135.645, saturation: 56.679, hue: 272.644
CAM16 UCS JMh
lightness: 60.5, colorfulness: 30.259, hue: 272.644
CAM16 UCS Jab
lightness: 60.5, a: 1.396, b: -30.227
HCT
H: 272.388, C: 50.247, T: 57.341
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.364, jaune: -8.437, green: 1.026
LMS
L: 19.269, M: 24.06, S: 71.06
YCbCr / BT.601 / sRGB / 8-bit [16–235, 16–240]
Y: 132.179, Cb: 170.485, Cr: 109.092
YCoCg
Y: 148.5, Cg: -14.5, Co: -2.75
YDbDr
Y: 135.247, Db: 129.021, Dr: 57.536
YPbPr
Y: 134.087, Pb: 46.835, Pr: -18.502
xvYCC
Y: 131.157, Cb: 169.141, Cr: 111.747
YIQ
Y: 135.247, I: -45.226, Q: 20.937
YUV
Y: 135.247, U: 42.2, V: -26.536
Okhsl
h: 268.48, s: 0.696, l: 0.579
Okhsv
h: 268.48, s: 0.539, v: 0.875
Okhwb
h: 268.48, w: 0.403, b: 0.125
Oklab
oklab(0.63723 -0.00358 -0.13499)
OkLCh
oklch(0.63723 0.13503 268.48)
JzAzBz
Jz: 0.00781, Az: -0.00115, Bz: -0.01231
JzCzHz
Jz: 0.00781, Cz: 0.01237, Hz: 264.66093
Linear sRGB
color(srgb-linear 0.141263 0.238398 0.723055)
Display P3
color(display-p3 0.434709 0.522205 0.842297)
Linear Display P3
color(display-p3-linear 0.158506 0.235173 0.678018)
Adobe RGB (1998) / CSS
color(a98-rgb 0.445490 0.521021 0.851999)
ProPhoto RGB / ROMM RGB
color(prophoto-rgb 0.468174 0.455161 0.791324)
Rec.2020 RGB / SDR
color(rec2020 0.509732 0.549065 0.846761)
XYZ D65 / CSS
color(xyz-d65 0.273976 0.252720 0.718269)
XYZ D50 / CSS
color(xyz-d50 0.256855 0.246163 0.541504)
CIELab D50 / CSS
lab(56.699661 8.356328 -48.452829)
CIELCh D50 / CSS
lch(56.699661 49.168128 279.785154)
HWB
hwb(225.000000 41.176471% 13.333333%)
Rec.709 RGB / OETF
R′: 0.356350, G′: 0.477338, B′: 0.850744
eciRGB v2
R: 0.506737, G: 0.537974, B: 0.867787
CIE 1976 u′v′Y / Y=1
u′: 0.176203, v′: 0.365697, Y: 0.252720
CAM02-UCS
J′: 59.439881, a′: -4.477720, b′: -31.518817
Y′CbCr BT.709 / Y′ [0, 1], Cb/Cr [−0.5, 0.5]
Y′: 0.478576, Cb: 0.200565, Cr: -0.077614
Y′CbCr BT.709 / 10-bit [64–940, 64–960]
Y′: 483.232341, Cb: 691.706001, Cr: 442.458200
Y′CbCr BT.2020 NCL / Y′ [0, 1], Cb/Cr [−0.5, 0.5]
Y′: 0.484716, Cb: 0.177806, Cr: -0.035993
Y′CbCr BT.2020 NCL / 10-bit [64–940, 64–960]
Y′: 488.611270, Cb: 671.314094, Cr: 479.750585
ACEScg / AP1
R: 0.201796, G: 0.238096, B: 0.657946
ACES2065-1 / AP0
R: 0.281652, G: 0.276580, B: 0.658777
ACEScct
R: 0.423001, G: 0.436622, B: 0.520322
BT.2100 PQ / RGB
R′: 0.419940, G′: 0.436703, B′: 0.539385
BT.2100 HLG / RGB
R′: 0.445253, G′: 0.486794, B′: 0.716191
ICtCp / BT.2100 PQ
I: 0.446858, Ct: 0.118871, Cp: -0.059274
ICtCp / BT.2100 HLG
I: 0.512963, Ct: 0.139156, Cp: -0.078379
Munsell Color System
7.5PB 6/12 ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 3.957 / ΔLRV = +3.8 (lighter)
Brand Color
PreMiD ΔE′ CAM16-UCS = 2.042 / ΔLRV = +1.3 (lighter)

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