What color is #6682BE?

#6682BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6682BE?

The RGB value is 102, 130, 190: 102 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6682BE?

The complementary color is #BEA266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6682BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6682BE color

#6682BE rgb(102, 130, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6682BE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51% green and 74.5% blue (102, 130, 190).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 40% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#6682BE color codes

HEX	`#6682BE`
RGB	`rgb(102, 130, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 40%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 46%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 32%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, 6.32, -34.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 35.1, 280.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.753, 22.506, 51.85)`
Decimal	`6718142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6682BE, 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 #6682BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6682BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #6682BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6682be; }
.text { color: #6682be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6682be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 130 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6682be, #7666be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6682BE?: #6682BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6682BE?: The RGB value is 102, 130, 190: 102 red, 130 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6682BE?: The complementary color is #BEA266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6682BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.