What color is #6883BC?

#6883BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6883BC?

The RGB value is 104, 131, 188: 104 red, 131 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6883BC?

The complementary color is #BCA168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6883BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6883BC color

#6883BC rgb(104, 131, 188)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6883BC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.4% green and 73.7% blue (104, 131, 188).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6883BC color codes

HEX	`#6883BC`
RGB	`rgb(104, 131, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 30%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, 5.64, -32.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 33.37, 279.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.899, 22.805, 50.762)`
Decimal	`6849468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6883BC, 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 #6883BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6883BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #6883BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6883bc; }
.text { color: #6883bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6883bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 131 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6883bc, #7768bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6883BC?: #6883BC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6883BC?: The RGB value is 104, 131, 188: 104 red, 131 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6883BC?: The complementary color is #BCA168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6883BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.