What color is #6680B2?

#6680B2 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6680B2?

The RGB value is 102, 128, 178: 102 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6680B2?

The complementary color is #B29866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6680B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6680B2 color

#6680B2 rgb(102, 128, 178)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6680B2 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.2% green and 69.8% blue (102, 128, 178).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 33% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6680B2 color codes

HEX	`#6680B2`
RGB	`rgb(102, 128, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 33%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 43%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 28%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, 3.95, -29.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 29.62, 277.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.232, 21.476, 45.137)`
Decimal	`6717618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6680B2, 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 #6680B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6680B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #6680B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6680b2; }
.text { color: #6680b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6680b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 128 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6680b2, #7266b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6680B2?: #6680B2 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6680B2?: The RGB value is 102, 128, 178: 102 red, 128 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6680B2?: The complementary color is #B29866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6680B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.