What color is #6779AD?

#6779AD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6779AD?

The RGB value is 103, 121, 173: 103 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6779AD?

The complementary color is #AD9B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6779AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6779AD color

#6779AD rgb(103, 121, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6779AD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 47.5% green and 67.8% blue (103, 121, 173).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#6779AD color codes

HEX	`#6779AD`
RGB	`rgb(103, 121, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 47.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 30%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, 6.94, -29.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 30.55, 283.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.971, 19.574, 42.253)`
Decimal	`6781357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6779AD, 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 #6779AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6779AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #6779AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6779ad; }
.text { color: #6779ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6779ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 121 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6779ad, #7867ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6779AD?: #6779AD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6779AD?: The RGB value is 103, 121, 173: 103 red, 121 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6779AD?: The complementary color is #AD9B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6779AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.