What color is #6975DE?

#6975DE is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6975DE?

The RGB value is 105, 117, 222: 105 red, 117 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6975DE?

The complementary color is #DED269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6975DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6975DE color

#6975DE rgb(105, 117, 222)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6975DE is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.9% green and 87.1% blue (105, 117, 222).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 64% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#6975DE color codes

HEX	`#6975DE`
RGB	`rgb(105, 117, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.9%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 64%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 53%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 47%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, 24.73, -55.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 60.5, 294.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.368, 20.998, 71.809)`
Decimal	`6911454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6975DE, 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 #6975DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6975DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #6975DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6975de; }
.text { color: #6975de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6975de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 117 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6975de, #9769de); }

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Questions

What color is #6975DE?: #6975DE is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6975DE?: The RGB value is 105, 117, 222: 105 red, 117 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6975DE?: The complementary color is #DED269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6975DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.