What color is #6672A1?

#6672A1 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 #6672A1?

The RGB value is 102, 114, 161: 102 red, 114 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6672A1?

The complementary color is #A19566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6672A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6672A1 color

#6672A1 rgb(102, 114, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6672A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.7% green and 63.1% blue (102, 114, 161).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#6672A1 color codes

HEX	`#6672A1`
RGB	`rgb(102, 114, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 29%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.8, 7.44, -26.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.8, 27.76, 285.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.928, 17.432, 36.131)`
Decimal	`6714017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6672A1, 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 #6672A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6672A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #6672A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6672a1; }
.text { color: #6672a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6672a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 114 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6672a1, #7766a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6672A1?: #6672A1 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 #6672A1?: The RGB value is 102, 114, 161: 102 red, 114 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6672A1?: The complementary color is #A19566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6672A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.