What color is #67699F?

#67699F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67699F?

The RGB value is 103, 105, 159: 103 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67699F?

The complementary color is #9F9D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67699F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67699F color

#67699F rgb(103, 105, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #67699F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 41.2% green and 62.4% blue (103, 105, 159).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#67699F color codes

HEX	`#67699F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 105, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 41.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 34%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, 12.64, -29.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 32.05, 293.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.901, 15.489, 34.893)`
Decimal	`6777247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67699F, 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 #67699F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#67699F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #67699F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67699f; }
.text { color: #67699f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67699f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 105 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67699f, #81679f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #67699F?: #67699F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67699F?: The RGB value is 103, 105, 159: 103 red, 105 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67699F?: The complementary color is #9F9D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67699F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.