Is Medium blue an official BrickColor?

BrickColor ID 102 uses RGB 110, 153, 202 from the public BrickColor table. HEX #6E99CA is a calculated sRGB encoding of that RGB.

BrickColor 102

Medium blue

Official RGB 110, 153, 202. HEX, HSL, and OKLCH below are calculated conversions.

Open color page

Medium blue (BrickColor 102)

#6E99CA

Accessibility

AAA

7.07:1

Vs white / black

2.97:1 · 7.07:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#6e99ca

RGB

rgb(110, 153, 202)

RGBA

rgba(110, 153, 202, 1)

HSL

hsl(212, 46%, 61%)

HSLA

hsla(212, 46%, 61%, 1)

HSV

hsv(212, 46%, 79%)

LAB

lab(61.96% -1.47 -29.75)

LCH

lch(61.96% 29.79 267.17)

OKLAB

oklab(0.6711 -0.0264 -0.0829)

OKLCH

oklch(0.6711 0.087 252.34)

XYZ

xyz(28.48, 30.36, 60.23)

CMYK

cmyk(46%, 24%, 0%, 21%)

CSS

color: #6e99ca;

CSS variable

--color-6e99ca: #6e99ca;

SCSS

$color-6e99ca: #6e99ca;

JavaScript

const color = "#6e99ca";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#6e99ca";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#6e99ca" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#6e99ca", "rgb": { "r": 110, "g": 153, "b": 202 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.6711 0.087 252.34)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --medium-blue-(brickcolor-102)-1: #6e99ca;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

blue-400

Very different · ΔE 6.04 · #60A5FA

Nearest CSS named color

CornflowerBlue

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.89 · #6495ED

Nearest Material color

blue-500

Very different · ΔE 6.96 · #2196F3

Nearest Bootstrap color

primary

Very different · ΔE 13.88 · #0D6EFD

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50dcf8ff 100cdebff 200b5d8ff 3009ac1ef 4007aa5d7 5005f89b9 6004e739c 7003d5c7e 8002c4562 9001c3047 9500a1b2e

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f7fb e7eef6 dbe6f2 cfdded c3d5e9 b7cce5 aac4e0 9ebbdc 92b3d7 86aad3 7aa2ce 6e99ca 658cb9 5c80a8 537398 496687 405976 374d65 2e4054 253343 1c2633 121922 090d11

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f7fb e7eef6 dbe6f2 cfdded c3d5e9 b7cce5 aac4e0 9ebbdc 92b3d7 86aad3 7aa2ce

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

658cb9 5c80a8 537398 496687 405976 374d65 2e4054 253343 1c2633 121922 090d11

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

7097c4 7195be 7393b8 7491b1 768fab 778da5 798a9f 7a8899 7c8693 7d848c 7f8286

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#6E99CAStop 1 #C99F6EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6EC6C9Stop 1 #6E99CAStop 2 #716EC9Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#6E99CAStop 1 #C96E99Stop 2 #99C96EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#6E99CAStop 1 #C9716EStop 2 #C6C96EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1C314AStop 1 #305782Stop 2 #457CBAStop 3 #7DA3CFStop 4 #B5CAE3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #6e99ca works

Medium blue (BrickColor 102) (#6e99ca) sits in the blue family at about 212° hue, 46% saturation, and 61% lightness. Contrast is 2.97:1 on white and 7.07:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: blue-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #6e99ca as small body text on white — 2.97:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Where #6e99ca works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #6e99ca as small body text on white — 2.97:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.