What color is #6163A6?

#6163A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6163A6?

The RGB value is 97, 99, 166: 97 red, 99 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6163A6?

The complementary color is #A6A461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6163A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6163A6 color

#6163A6 rgb(97, 99, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6163A6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.8% green and 65.1% blue (97, 99, 166).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#6163A6 color codes

HEX	`#6163A6`
RGB	`rgb(97, 99, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.8%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 42%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 40%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, 16.67, -36.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 40.01, 294.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.273, 14.218, 37.956)`
Decimal	`6382502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6163A6, 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 #6163A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6163A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	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 #6163A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6163a6; }
.text { color: #6163a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6163a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 99 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6163a6, #8261a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6163A6?: #6163A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6163A6?: The RGB value is 97, 99, 166: 97 red, 99 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6163A6?: The complementary color is #A6A461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6163A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.