What color is #676B9B?

#676B9B 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 #676B9B?

The RGB value is 103, 107, 155: 103 red, 107 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676B9B?

The complementary color is #9B9767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676B9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676B9B color

#676B9B rgb(103, 107, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676B9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 42% green and 60.8% blue (103, 107, 155).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#676B9B color codes

HEX	`#676B9B`
RGB	`rgb(103, 107, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 42%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 31%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, 10.31, -26.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 28.45, 291.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.766, 15.765, 33.164)`
Decimal	`6777755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676B9B, 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 #676B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #676B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676b9b; }
.text { color: #676b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 107 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676b9b, #7d679b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #676B9B?: #676B9B 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 #676B9B?: The RGB value is 103, 107, 155: 103 red, 107 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676B9B?: The complementary color is #9B9767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676B9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.