What color is #6B90B3?

#6B90B3 is a desaturated azure known as Heavenly Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heavenly Sky?

The RGB value is 107, 144, 179: 107 red, 144 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heavenly Sky?

The complementary color is #B38E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B90B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heavenly Sky color: hex code #6B90B3

#6B90B3 rgb(107, 144, 179)

Shades of blue

Heavenly Sky has the hex code #6B90B3. It is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 56.5% green and 70.2% blue (107, 144, 179).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 32% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

Heavenly Sky (#6B90B3) color codes

HEX	`#6B90B3`
RGB	`rgb(107, 144, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 56.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 32%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 40%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 20%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.34, -3.67, -22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.34, 22.67, 260.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.171, 26.326, 46.447)`
Decimal	`7049395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heavenly Sky, 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 #6B90B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B90B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #6B90B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b90b3; }
.text { color: #6b90b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b90b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 144 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b90b3, #6b6cb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6B90B3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6B90B3?: #6B90B3 is a desaturated azure known as Heavenly Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heavenly Sky?: The RGB value is 107, 144, 179: 107 red, 144 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heavenly Sky?: The complementary color is #B38E6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B90B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.