What color is #6385C7?

#6385C7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6385C7?

The RGB value is 99, 133, 199: 99 red, 133 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6385C7?

The complementary color is #C7A563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6385C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6385C7 color

#6385C7 rgb(99, 133, 199)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6385C7 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 52.2% green and 78% blue (99, 133, 199).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 47% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6385C7 color codes

HEX	`#6385C7`
RGB	`rgb(99, 133, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 52.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 47%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 50%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 33%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.63, 6.55, -37.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.63, 38.54, 279.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.838, 23.55, 57.311)`
Decimal	`6522311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6385C7, 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 #6385C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6385C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #6385C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6385c7; }
.text { color: #6385c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6385c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 133 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6385c7, #7363c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #6385C7?: #6385C7 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6385C7?: The RGB value is 99, 133, 199: 99 red, 133 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6385C7?: The complementary color is #C7A563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6385C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.