What color is #678CCF?

#678CCF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #678CCF?

The RGB value is 103, 140, 207: 103 red, 140 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #678CCF?

The complementary color is #CFAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #678CCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#678CCF color

#678CCF rgb(103, 140, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #678CCF is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 54.9% green and 81.2% blue (103, 140, 207).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 52% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Marina (#5A88C8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#678CCF color codes

HEX	`#678CCF`
RGB	`rgb(103, 140, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 54.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 52%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 50%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 32%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, 5.82, -38.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 38.93, 278.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.23, 26.143, 62.683)`
Decimal	`6786255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #678CCF, 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 #678CCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#678CCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #678CCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #678ccf; }
.text { color: #678ccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #678ccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 140 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #678ccf, #7667cf); }

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Questions

What color is #678CCF?: #678CCF is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Marina. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #678CCF?: The RGB value is 103, 140, 207: 103 red, 140 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #678CCF?: The complementary color is #CFAA67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #678CCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.