What color is #6771A1?

#6771A1 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 #6771A1?

The RGB value is 103, 113, 161: 103 red, 113 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6771A1?

The complementary color is #A19767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6771A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6771A1 color

#6771A1 rgb(103, 113, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6771A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 44.3% green and 63.1% blue (103, 113, 161).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% 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 4.72:1).

#6771A1 color codes

HEX	`#6771A1`
RGB	`rgb(103, 113, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 44.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 36%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 30%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 8.34, -27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 28.31, 287.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.93, 17.266, 36.099)`
Decimal	`6779297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6771A1, 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 #6771A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6771A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #6771A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6771a1; }
.text { color: #6771a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6771a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 113 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6771a1, #7a67a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6771A1?: #6771A1 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 #6771A1?: The RGB value is 103, 113, 161: 103 red, 113 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6771A1?: The complementary color is #A19767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6771A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.