What color is #6873B6?

#6873B6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6873B6?

The RGB value is 104, 115, 182: 104 red, 115 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6873B6?

The complementary color is #B6AB68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6873B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6873B6 color

#6873B6 rgb(104, 115, 182)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6873B6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 45.1% green and 71.4% blue (104, 115, 182).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 35% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6873B6 color codes

HEX	`#6873B6`
RGB	`rgb(104, 115, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 45.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 35%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 43%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 37%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 13.46, -36.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 39.16, 290.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.281, 18.581, 46.765)`
Decimal	`6845366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6873B6, 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 #6873B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6873B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #6873B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6873b6; }
.text { color: #6873b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6873b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 115 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6873b6, #8468b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #6873B6?: #6873B6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6873B6?: The RGB value is 104, 115, 182: 104 red, 115 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6873B6?: The complementary color is #B6AB68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6873B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.