What color is #6182BE?

#6182BE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6182BE?

The RGB value is 97, 130, 190: 97 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6182BE?

The complementary color is #BE9D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6182BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6182BE color

#6182BE rgb(97, 130, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6182BE is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 51% green and 74.5% blue (97, 130, 190).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 42% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6182BE color codes

HEX	`#6182BE`
RGB	`rgb(97, 130, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 51%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 42%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 49%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 32%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, 5.08, -35.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 35.38, 278.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.204, 22.223, 51.825)`
Decimal	`6390462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6182BE, 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 #6182BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6182BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #6182BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6182be; }
.text { color: #6182be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6182be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 130 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6182be, #6f61be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6182BE?: #6182BE is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6182BE?: The RGB value is 97, 130, 190: 97 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6182BE?: The complementary color is #BE9D61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6182BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.