What color is #677CA7?

#677CA7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677CA7?

The RGB value is 103, 124, 167: 103 red, 124 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677CA7?

The complementary color is #A79267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677CA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677CA7 color

#677CA7 rgb(103, 124, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677CA7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 48.6% green and 65.5% blue (103, 124, 167).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 27% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#677CA7 color codes

HEX	`#677CA7`
RGB	`rgb(103, 124, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 48.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 27%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.94, 3.44, -25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.94, 25.6, 277.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.774, 20.088, 39.387)`
Decimal	`6782119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677CA7, 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 #677CA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677CA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #677CA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677ca7; }
.text { color: #677ca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677ca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 124 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677ca7, #7267a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #677CA7?: #677CA7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677CA7?: The RGB value is 103, 124, 167: 103 red, 124 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677CA7?: The complementary color is #A79267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677CA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.