What color is #6380BC?

#6380BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6380BC?

The RGB value is 99, 128, 188: 99 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6380BC?

The complementary color is #BC9F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6380BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6380BC color

#6380BC rgb(99, 128, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6380BC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 50.2% green and 73.7% blue (99, 128, 188).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 40% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6380BC color codes

HEX	`#6380BC`
RGB	`rgb(99, 128, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 50.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 40%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 47%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, 6.15, -34.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 35.24, 280.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.939, 21.72, 50.604)`
Decimal	`6521020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6380BC, 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 #6380BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6380BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #6380BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6380bc; }
.text { color: #6380bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6380bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 128 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6380bc, #7263bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6380BC?: #6380BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6380BC?: The RGB value is 99, 128, 188: 99 red, 128 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6380BC?: The complementary color is #BC9F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6380BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.