What color is #677EB4?

#677EB4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #677EB4?

The RGB value is 103, 126, 180: 103 red, 126 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #677EB4?

The complementary color is #B49D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #677EB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#677EB4 color

#677EB4 rgb(103, 126, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #677EB4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 49.4% green and 70.6% blue (103, 126, 180).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 34% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#677EB4 color codes

HEX	`#677EB4`
RGB	`rgb(103, 126, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 49.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 34%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, 5.99, -31.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 31.71, 280.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.29, 21.099, 46.122)`
Decimal	`6782644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #677EB4, 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 #677EB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#677EB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #677EB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #677eb4; }
.text { color: #677eb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #677eb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 126 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #677eb4, #7667b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #677EB4?: #677EB4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #677EB4?: The RGB value is 103, 126, 180: 103 red, 126 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #677EB4?: The complementary color is #B49D67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #677EB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.