What color is #676796?

#676796 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676796?

The RGB value is 103, 103, 150: 103 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676796?

The complementary color is #969667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676796?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676796 color

#676796 rgb(103, 103, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676796 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 40.4% green and 58.8% blue (103, 103, 150).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#676796 color codes

HEX	`#676796`
RGB	`rgb(103, 103, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 40.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 31%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.34, 11.38, -25.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.34, 28.03, 293.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.947, 14.786, 30.862)`
Decimal	`6776726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676796, 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 #676796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	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 #676796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676796; }
.text { color: #676796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 103 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676796, #7f6796); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #676796?: #676796 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676796?: The RGB value is 103, 103, 150: 103 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676796?: The complementary color is #969667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.