What color is #667DB3?

#667DB3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #667DB3?

The RGB value is 102, 125, 179: 102 red, 125 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #667DB3?

The complementary color is #B39C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #667DB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#667DB3 color

#667DB3 rgb(102, 125, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #667DB3 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 49% green and 70.2% blue (102, 125, 179).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#667DB3 color codes

HEX	`#667DB3`
RGB	`rgb(102, 125, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 49%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 43%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.67, 6.03, -31.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.67, 31.75, 280.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.947, 20.746, 45.54)`
Decimal	`6716851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #667DB3, 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 #667DB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#667DB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #667DB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #667db3; }
.text { color: #667db3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #667db3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 125 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #667db3, #7566b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #667DB3?: #667DB3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #667DB3?: The RGB value is 102, 125, 179: 102 red, 125 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #667DB3?: The complementary color is #B39C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #667DB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.