What color is #6883BD?

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

What is the RGB value of #6883BD?

The RGB value is 104, 131, 189: 104 red, 131 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6883BD?

The complementary color is #BDA268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6883BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6883BD color

#6883BD rgb(104, 131, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6883BD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 51.4% green and 74.1% blue (104, 131, 189).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 31% 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 5.57:1).

#6883BD color codes

HEX	`#6883BD`
RGB	`rgb(104, 131, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 51.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 31%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, 5.94, -33.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 33.91, 280.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.008, 22.848, 51.332)`
Decimal	`6849469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6883BD, 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 #6883BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6883BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #6883BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6883bd; }
.text { color: #6883bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6883bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 131 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6883bd, #7868bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6883BD?: #6883BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6883BD?: The RGB value is 104, 131, 189: 104 red, 131 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6883BD?: The complementary color is #BDA268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6883BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.