What color is #677693?

#677693 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677693?

The RGB value is 103, 118, 147: 103 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677693?

The complementary color is #938467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677693 color

#677693 rgb(103, 118, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677693 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 46.3% green and 57.6% blue (103, 118, 147).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#677693 color codes

HEX	`#677693`
RGB	`rgb(103, 118, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 46.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 30%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, 1.53, -17.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 17.61, 274.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.337, 17.946, 30.149)`
Decimal	`6780563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677693, 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 #677693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#677693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #677693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677693; }
.text { color: #677693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 118 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677693, #6e6793); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #677693?: #677693 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677693?: The RGB value is 103, 118, 147: 103 red, 118 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677693?: The complementary color is #938467, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.