What color is #6A819E?

#6A819E is a grayish azure known as Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bay View?

The RGB value is 106, 129, 158: 106 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bay View?

The complementary color is #9E876A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A819E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bay View color: hex code #6A819E

#6A819E rgb(106, 129, 158)

Shades of blue

Bay View has the hex code #6A819E. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 50.6% green and 62% blue (106, 129, 158).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

Bay View (#6A819E) color codes

HEX	`#6A819E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 129, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 50.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 33%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, -1.07, -18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 18.22, 266.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.964, 21.232, 35.388)`
Decimal	`6979998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bay View, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6A819E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A819E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6A819E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a819e; }
.text { color: #6a819e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a819e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 129 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a819e, #6d6a9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6A819E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6A819E?: #6A819E is a grayish azure known as Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bay View?: The RGB value is 106, 129, 158: 106 red, 129 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bay View?: The complementary color is #9E876A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A819E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.