What color is #6075AA?

#6075AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6075AA?

The RGB value is 96, 117, 170: 96 red, 117 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6075AA?

The complementary color is #AA9560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6075AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6075AA color

#6075AA rgb(96, 117, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6075AA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 45.9% green and 66.7% blue (96, 117, 170).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 30% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6075AA color codes

HEX	`#6075AA`
RGB	`rgb(96, 117, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 45.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 30%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 44%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 31%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, 6.56, -30.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 31.43, 282.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.439, 18.111, 40.547)`
Decimal	`6321578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6075AA, 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 #6075AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6075AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #6075AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6075aa; }
.text { color: #6075aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6075aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 117 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6075aa, #7060aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6075AA?: #6075AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6075AA?: The RGB value is 96, 117, 170: 96 red, 117 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6075AA?: The complementary color is #AA9560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6075AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.