What color is #676895?

#676895 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 #676895?

The RGB value is 103, 104, 149: 103 red, 104 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676895?

The complementary color is #959467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676895?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676895 color

#676895 rgb(103, 104, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676895 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 40.8% green and 58.4% blue (103, 104, 149).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Potion (#5D6098), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#676895 color codes

HEX	`#676895`
RGB	`rgb(103, 104, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 40.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 30%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 10.5, -24.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 26.81, 293.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.967, 14.954, 30.473)`
Decimal	`6776981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676895, 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 #676895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #676895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676895; }
.text { color: #676895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 104 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676895, #7d6795); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #676895?: #676895 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 #676895?: The RGB value is 103, 104, 149: 103 red, 104 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676895?: The complementary color is #959467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676895?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.