What color is #6168B8?

#6168B8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6168B8?

The RGB value is 97, 104, 184: 97 red, 104 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6168B8?

The complementary color is #B8B161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6168B8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6168B8 color

#6168B8 rgb(97, 104, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6168B8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 40.8% green and 72.2% blue (97, 104, 184).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 38% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#6168B8 color codes

HEX	`#6168B8`
RGB	`rgb(97, 104, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 40.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 38%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 47%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 43%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, 19.03, -43.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 47.26, 293.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.529, 15.902, 47.431)`
Decimal	`6383800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6168B8, 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 #6168B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6168B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #6168B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6168b8; }
.text { color: #6168b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6168b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 104 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6168b8, #8661b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6168B8?: #6168B8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6168B8?: The RGB value is 97, 104, 184: 97 red, 104 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6168B8?: The complementary color is #B8B161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6168B8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.