What color is #6787D6?

#6787D6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6787D6?

The RGB value is 103, 135, 214: 103 red, 135 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6787D6?

The complementary color is #D6B667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6787D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6787D6 color

#6787D6 rgb(103, 135, 214)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6787D6 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 52.9% green and 83.9% blue (103, 135, 214).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 58% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Jay (#5588DD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#6787D6 color codes

HEX	`#6787D6`
RGB	`rgb(103, 135, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 52.9%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 58%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 52%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 37%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, 10.94, -44.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 45.39, 283.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.391, 25.065, 67.053)`
Decimal	`6784982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6787D6, 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 #6787D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6787D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #6787D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6787d6; }
.text { color: #6787d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6787d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 135 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6787d6, #7f67d6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6787D6?: #6787D6 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Blue Jay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6787D6?: The RGB value is 103, 135, 214: 103 red, 135 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6787D6?: The complementary color is #D6B667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6787D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.