Palettes / Colors / #6789EF

#6789EF — Light Vivid Blue

#6789EF is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#6789EF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFCD67; it also sits naturally between #67CDEF and #8967EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 54% · Blue 94%

Cyan 57% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #6789EF

.text { color: #6789EF; }
.background { background-color: #6789EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6789EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(103, 137, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 81%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6789EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(103, 137, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6789EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(103, 137, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6789EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6789EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFCD67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6789EF: #000000.

How #6789EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #6789EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #6789EF?

#6789EF is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 103, 137, 239). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6789EF?

#6789EF is RGB 103, 137, 239 — HSL 225°, 81%, 67% — CMYK 57%, 43%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #6789EF?

Its complement is #EFCD67; analogous partners are #67CDEF and #8967EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6789EF for text?

Black text on #6789EF has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.28:1.