What color is #6863C8?

#6863C8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6863C8?

The RGB value is 104, 99, 200: 104 red, 99 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6863C8?

The complementary color is #C3C863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6863C8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6863C8 color

#6863C8 rgb(104, 99, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6863C8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 38.8% green and 78.4% blue (104, 99, 200).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 48% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6A5ACD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6863C8 color codes

HEX	`#6863C8`
RGB	`rgb(104, 99, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 38.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 48%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 51%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.02, 28.66, -52.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.02, 59.55, 298.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.593, 16.036, 56.643)`
Decimal	`6841288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6863C8, 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 #6863C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6863C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	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 #6863C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6863c8; }
.text { color: #6863c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6863c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 99 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6863c8, #9b63c8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6863C8?: #6863C8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6863C8?: The RGB value is 104, 99, 200: 104 red, 99 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6863C8?: The complementary color is #C3C863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6863C8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.