What color is #6972A0?

#6972A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6972A0?

The RGB value is 105, 114, 160: 105 red, 114 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6972A0?

The complementary color is #A09769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6972A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6972A0 color

#6972A0 rgb(105, 114, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6972A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.7% green and 62.7% blue (105, 114, 160).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#6972A0 color codes

HEX	`#6972A0`
RGB	`rgb(105, 114, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 29%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.98, 8.05, -25.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.98, 27.09, 287.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.186, 17.575, 35.685)`
Decimal	`6910624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6972A0, 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 #6972A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6972A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #6972A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6972a0; }
.text { color: #6972a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6972a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 114 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6972a0, #7b69a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6972A0?: #6972A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6972A0?: The RGB value is 105, 114, 160: 105 red, 114 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6972A0?: The complementary color is #A09769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6972A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.