What color is #6672B2?

#6672B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6672B2?

The RGB value is 102, 114, 178: 102 red, 114 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6672B2?

The complementary color is #B2A666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6672B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6672B2 color

#6672B2 rgb(102, 114, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6672B2 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.7% green and 69.8% blue (102, 114, 178).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 33% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6672B2 color codes

HEX	`#6672B2`
RGB	`rgb(102, 114, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 33%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 43%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 36%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, 12.36, -35.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 37.52, 289.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.53, 18.073, 44.57)`
Decimal	`6714034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6672B2, 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 #6672B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6672B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #6672B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6672b2; }
.text { color: #6672b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6672b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 114 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6672b2, #8066b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #6672B2?: #6672B2 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6672B2?: The RGB value is 102, 114, 178: 102 red, 114 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6672B2?: The complementary color is #B2A666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6672B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.