What color is #676D88?

#676D88 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676D88?

The RGB value is 103, 109, 136: 103 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676D88?

The complementary color is #888267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676D88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676D88 color

#676D88 rgb(103, 109, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #676D88 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 42.7% green and 53.3% blue (103, 109, 136).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#676D88 color codes

HEX	`#676D88`
RGB	`rgb(103, 109, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 42.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.44, 4.05, -15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.44, 16.11, 284.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.505, 15.598, 25.482)`
Decimal	`6778248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676D88, 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 #676D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #676D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676d88; }
.text { color: #676d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 109 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676d88, #726788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #676D88?: #676D88 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676D88?: The RGB value is 103, 109, 136: 103 red, 109 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676D88?: The complementary color is #888267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676D88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.