What color is #6074A1?

#6074A1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6074A1?

The RGB value is 96, 116, 161: 96 red, 116 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6074A1?

The complementary color is #A18D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6074A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6074A1 color

#6074A1 rgb(96, 116, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6074A1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 45.5% green and 63.1% blue (96, 116, 161).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#6074A1 color codes

HEX	`#6074A1`
RGB	`rgb(96, 116, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 45.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 28%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, 4.51, -26.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 26.93, 279.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.5, 17.55, 36.177)`
Decimal	`6321313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6074A1, 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 #6074A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6074A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #6074A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6074a1; }
.text { color: #6074a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6074a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 116 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6074a1, #6d60a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6074A1?: #6074A1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6074A1?: The RGB value is 96, 116, 161: 96 red, 116 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6074A1?: The complementary color is #A18D60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6074A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.