Exploring the Color #6A89F9

#6A89F9 sits at 227° on the color wheel, placing it in the blue family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 92% saturation and 70% lightness, it reads as a fully saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 106, 137, 249 produces a 6.56:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6A89F9 is a clear variant of CSS royal blue — about 57 units away from #4169E1. Designers reach for blue hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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