What color is #6279AE?

#6279AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6279AE?

The RGB value is 98, 121, 174: 98 red, 121 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6279AE?

The complementary color is #AE9762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6279AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6279AE color

#6279AE rgb(98, 121, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6279AE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 47.5% green and 68.2% blue (98, 121, 174).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 32% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#6279AE color codes

HEX	`#6279AE`
RGB	`rgb(98, 121, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 47.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 32%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 44%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 5.87, -30.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 31.36, 280.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.512, 19.326, 42.738)`
Decimal	`6453678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6279AE, 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 #6279AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6279AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #6279AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6279ae; }
.text { color: #6279ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6279ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 121 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6279ae, #7162ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6279AE?: #6279AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6279AE?: The RGB value is 98, 121, 174: 98 red, 121 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6279AE?: The complementary color is #AE9762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6279AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.