What color is #6481BD?

#6481BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6481BD?

The RGB value is 100, 129, 189: 100 red, 129 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6481BD?

The complementary color is #BDA064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6481BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6481BD color

#6481BD rgb(100, 129, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6481BD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 50.6% green and 74.1% blue (100, 129, 189).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 40% saturation and 57% 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6481BD color codes

HEX	`#6481BD`
RGB	`rgb(100, 129, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 50.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 47%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 32%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 6.11, -34.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 35.19, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.288, 22.083, 51.222)`
Decimal	`6586813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6481BD, 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 #6481BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6481BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #6481BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6481bd; }
.text { color: #6481bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6481bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 129 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6481bd, #7364bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6481BD?: #6481BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6481BD?: The RGB value is 100, 129, 189: 100 red, 129 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6481BD?: The complementary color is #BDA064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6481BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.