What color is #667CA9?

#667CA9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667CA9?

The RGB value is 102, 124, 169: 102 red, 124 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667CA9?

The complementary color is #A99366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667CA9 color

#667CA9 rgb(102, 124, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667CA9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 48.6% green and 66.3% blue (102, 124, 169).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#667CA9 color codes

HEX	`#667CA9`
RGB	`rgb(102, 124, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 48.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 3.73, -26.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 26.77, 278)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.846, 20.104, 40.363)`
Decimal	`6716585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667CA9, 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 #667CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #667CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667ca9; }
.text { color: #667ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 124 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667ca9, #7166a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #667CA9?: #667CA9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667CA9?: The RGB value is 102, 124, 169: 102 red, 124 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667CA9?: The complementary color is #A99366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.