What color is #6471A5?

#6471A5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6471A5?

The RGB value is 100, 113, 165: 100 red, 113 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6471A5?

The complementary color is #A59864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6471A5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6471A5 color

#6471A5 rgb(100, 113, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6471A5 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 44.3% green and 64.7% blue (100, 113, 165).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6471A5 color codes

HEX	`#6471A5`
RGB	`rgb(100, 113, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 44.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.56, 8.61, -29.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.56, 30.71, 286.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.95, 17.235, 37.971)`
Decimal	`6582693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6471A5, 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 #6471A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6471A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	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 #6471A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6471a5; }
.text { color: #6471a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6471a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 113 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6471a5, #7864a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6471A5?: #6471A5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6471A5?: The RGB value is 100, 113, 165: 100 red, 113 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6471A5?: The complementary color is #A59864, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6471A5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.