What color is #6285A7?

#6285A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6285A7?

The RGB value is 98, 133, 167: 98 red, 133 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6285A7?

The complementary color is #A78462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6285A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6285A7 color

#6285A7 rgb(98, 133, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6285A7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 52.2% green and 65.5% blue (98, 133, 167).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 28% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6285A7 color codes

HEX	`#6285A7`
RGB	`rgb(98, 133, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 52.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 28%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 20%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, -3.22, -21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 22.15, 261.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.397, 22.161, 39.754)`
Decimal	`6456743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6285A7, 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 #6285A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6285A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #6285A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6285a7; }
.text { color: #6285a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6285a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 133 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6285a7, #6262a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6285A7?: #6285A7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6285A7?: The RGB value is 98, 133, 167: 98 red, 133 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6285A7?: The complementary color is #A78462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6285A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.