What color is #6478A8?

#6478A8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6478A8?

The RGB value is 100, 120, 168: 100 red, 120 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6478A8?

The complementary color is #A89464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6478A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6478A8 color

#6478A8 rgb(100, 120, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6478A8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 47.1% green and 65.9% blue (100, 120, 168).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#6478A8 color codes

HEX	`#6478A8`
RGB	`rgb(100, 120, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 47.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 29%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, 5.26, -27.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 28.45, 280.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.038, 18.968, 39.696)`
Decimal	`6584488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6478A8, 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 #6478A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6478A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #6478A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6478a8; }
.text { color: #6478a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6478a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 120 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6478a8, #7264a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6478A8?: #6478A8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6478A8?: The RGB value is 100, 120, 168: 100 red, 120 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6478A8?: The complementary color is #A89464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6478A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.