What color is #6387A6?

#6387A6 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6387A6?

The RGB value is 99, 135, 166: 99 red, 135 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6387A6?

The complementary color is #A68263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6387A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6387A6 color

#6387A6 rgb(99, 135, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6387A6 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 52.9% green and 65.1% blue (99, 135, 166).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#6387A6 color codes

HEX	`#6387A6`
RGB	`rgb(99, 135, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 52.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 40%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 19%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.8, -4.38, -20.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.8, 20.88, 257.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.69, 22.733, 39.367)`
Decimal	`6522790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6387A6, 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 #6387A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6387A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #6387A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6387a6; }
.text { color: #6387a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6387a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 135 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6387a6, #6365a6); }

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Questions

What color is #6387A6?: #6387A6 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6387A6?: The RGB value is 99, 135, 166: 99 red, 135 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6387A6?: The complementary color is #A68263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6387A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.