Exploring the Color #6D85C4

#6D85C4 sits at 223° on the color wheel, placing it in the azure family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 42% saturation and 60% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 109, 133, 196 produces a 5.80:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #6D85C4 is a clear variant of CSS steel blue — about 42 units away from #4682B4. Designers reach for azure hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, 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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