What color is #6780B8?

#6780B8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6780B8?

The RGB value is 103, 128, 184: 103 red, 128 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6780B8?

The complementary color is #B89F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6780B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6780B8 color

#6780B8 rgb(103, 128, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6780B8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 50.2% green and 72.2% blue (103, 128, 184).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 36% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#6780B8 color codes

HEX	`#6780B8`
RGB	`rgb(103, 128, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 50.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 36%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 44%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, 5.98, -32.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 32.83, 280.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.962, 21.781, 48.385)`
Decimal	`6783160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6780B8, 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 #6780B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6780B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #6780B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6780b8; }
.text { color: #6780b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6780b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 128 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6780b8, #7767b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6780B8?: #6780B8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6780B8?: The RGB value is 103, 128, 184: 103 red, 128 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6780B8?: The complementary color is #B89F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6780B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.