What color is #679AF5?

#679AF5 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #679AF5?

The RGB value is 103, 154, 245: 103 red, 154 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #679AF5?

The complementary color is #F5C267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #679AF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#679AF5 color

#679AF5 rgb(103, 154, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #679AF5 is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 60.4% green and 96.1% blue (103, 154, 245).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 88% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#679AF5 color codes

HEX	`#679AF5`
RGB	`rgb(103, 154, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 60.4%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 88%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 58%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 37%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.82, 9.56, -50.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.82, 51.58, 280.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.625, 32.585, 90.886)`
Decimal	`6789877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #679AF5, 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 #679AF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#679AF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	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 #679AF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #679af5; }
.text { color: #679af5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #679af5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 154 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #679af5, #7b67f5); }

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Questions

What color is #679AF5?: #679AF5 is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #679AF5?: The RGB value is 103, 154, 245: 103 red, 154 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #679AF5?: The complementary color is #F5C267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #679AF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.