What color is #6187FF?

#6187FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6187FF?

The RGB value is 97, 135, 255: 97 red, 135 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6187FF?

The complementary color is #FFD961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6187FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6187FF color

#6187FF rgb(97, 135, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6187FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 52.9% green and 100% blue (97, 135, 255).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 100% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Skinny Jeans (#5588FF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#6187FF color codes

HEX	`#6187FF`
RGB	`rgb(97, 135, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 52.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 100%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 62%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 47%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.05, 23.01, -63.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.05, 67.82, 289.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.638, 27.087, 98.149)`
Decimal	`6391807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6187FF, 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 #6187FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6187FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #6187FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6187ff; }
.text { color: #6187ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6187ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 135 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6187ff, #8a61ff); }

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Questions

What color is #6187FF?: #6187FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Skinny Jeans. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6187FF?: The RGB value is 97, 135, 255: 97 red, 135 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6187FF?: The complementary color is #FFD961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6187FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.