What color is #6664BA?

#6664BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6664BA?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 186: 102 red, 100 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6664BA?

The complementary color is #B8BA64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6664BA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6664BA color

#6664BA rgb(102, 100, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6664BA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 72.9% blue (102, 100, 186).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bellflower (#5D66AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6664BA color codes

HEX	`#6664BA`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 46%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 46%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.29, 23.34, -45.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.29, 50.94, 297.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.897, 15.483, 48.438)`
Decimal	`6710458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6664BA, 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 #6664BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6664BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #6664BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6664ba; }
.text { color: #6664ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6664ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6664ba, #9164ba); }

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Questions

What color is #6664BA?: #6664BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Bellflower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6664BA?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 186: 102 red, 100 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6664BA?: The complementary color is #B8BA64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6664BA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.