What color is #6780BA?

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

What is the RGB value of #6780BA?

The RGB value is 103, 128, 186: 103 red, 128 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6780BA?

The complementary color is #BAA167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6780BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6780BA color

#6780BA rgb(103, 128, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6780BA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 50.2% green and 72.9% blue (103, 128, 186).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% 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 5.37:1).

#6780BA color codes

HEX	`#6780BA`
RGB	`rgb(103, 128, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 50.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 6.57, -33.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 33.93, 281.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.173, 21.866, 49.497)`
Decimal	`6783162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6780BA, 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 #6780BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6780BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #6780BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6780ba; }
.text { color: #6780ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6780ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 128 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6780ba, #7767ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6780BA?: #6780BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6780BA?: The RGB value is 103, 128, 186: 103 red, 128 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6780BA?: The complementary color is #BAA167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6780BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.