#6D83BBOrbital (#6D83BB) is a mid-tone, soft blue with an OKLCH hue of 267°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.089. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #6D83BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(109, 131, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 42%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42%, 30%, 0%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(55.1 6.7 -31.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.616 0.089 267) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Orbital shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#7580af — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: leans toward purple, loses intensity#7384b8 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward purple#6d83bb — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#6d84bd — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Orbital in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.74:1 and against black 5.61:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cedcff · #9fb4e7 · #6d83bb · #54689b · #354572 · #18254b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#7eb1cf · #729bc7 · #6d83bb · #6d6da2 · #685887 · #60456c
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#dcb0e7 · #b09bb5 · #6d83bb · #546694 · #3b4a73 · #3d2941
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e5edff · #ddc180 · #6d83bb · #5e6575 · #3b4661 · #232a3a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f5f1e9 · #9ba0ac · #6d83bb · #6d6a64 · #272c37 · #020100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f6f1e7 · #d0cbbf · #a6a092 · #322b1a · #110a00 · #6d83bb
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f9f1de · #b39e6c · #6d83bb · #806725 · #392900 · #00000a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d8debb · #e4b38d · #6d83bb · #6a7258 · #503735 · #150b23
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffedeb · #c98f88 · #6d83bb · #45784c · #093614 · #060000
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffecf2 · #c58ea0 · #6d83bb · #806725 · #00352c · #0a0400
#8195C8 · #96A8D4 · #ABBBE1 · #C1CEEE · #D7E1FA
#586B9D · #445581 · #303F65 · #1E2A4B · #0D1632
#7284B0 · #7784A4 · #7C8599
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.