What color is #6975AB?

#6975AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6975AB?

The RGB value is 105, 117, 171: 105 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6975AB?

The complementary color is #AB9F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6975AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6975AB color

#6975AB rgb(105, 117, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6975AB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.9% green and 67.1% blue (105, 117, 171).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#6975AB color codes

HEX	`#6975AB`
RGB	`rgb(105, 117, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 39%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 32%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, 9.33, -30.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 31.64, 287.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.536, 18.665, 41.094)`
Decimal	`6911403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6975AB, 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 #6975AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6975AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #6975AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6975ab; }
.text { color: #6975ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6975ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 117 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6975ab, #7e69ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6975AB?: #6975AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6975AB?: The RGB value is 105, 117, 171: 105 red, 117 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6975AB?: The complementary color is #AB9F69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6975AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.