What color is #6973CE?

#6973CE is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6973CE?

The RGB value is 105, 115, 206: 105 red, 115 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6973CE?

The complementary color is #CEC469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6973CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6973CE color

#6973CE rgb(105, 115, 206)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6973CE is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.1% green and 80.8% blue (105, 115, 206).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 51% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#6973CE color codes

HEX	`#6973CE`
RGB	`rgb(105, 115, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 51%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 49%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 44%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, 20.97, -48.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 52.78, 293.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.094, 19.72, 60.97)`
Decimal	`6910926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6973CE, 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 #6973CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6973CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #6973CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6973ce; }
.text { color: #6973ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6973ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 115 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6973ce, #9269ce); }

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Questions

What color is #6973CE?: #6973CE is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6973CE?: The RGB value is 105, 115, 206: 105 red, 115 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6973CE?: The complementary color is #CEC469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6973CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.