What color is #6668A0?

#6668A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6668A0?

The RGB value is 102, 104, 160: 102 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6668A0?

The complementary color is #A09E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6668A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6668A0 color

#6668A0 rgb(102, 104, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6668A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.8% green and 62.7% blue (102, 104, 160).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6668A0 color codes

HEX	`#6668A0`
RGB	`rgb(102, 104, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 36%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 35%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.99, 13.25, -30.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.99, 33.28, 293.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.773, 15.263, 35.313)`
Decimal	`6711456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6668A0, 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 #6668A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6668A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #6668A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6668a0; }
.text { color: #6668a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6668a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 104 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6668a0, #8166a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6668A0?: #6668A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6668A0?: The RGB value is 102, 104, 160: 102 red, 104 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6668A0?: The complementary color is #A09E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6668A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.