What color is #6980B3?

#6980B3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6980B3?

The RGB value is 105, 128, 179: 105 red, 128 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6980B3?

The complementary color is #B39C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6980B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6980B3 color

#6980B3 rgb(105, 128, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6980B3 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 50.2% green and 70.2% blue (105, 128, 179).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 33% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6980B3 color codes

HEX	`#6980B3`
RGB	`rgb(105, 128, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 50.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 33%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 41%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, 5.05, -29.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 29.98, 279.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.679, 21.695, 45.684)`
Decimal	`6914227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6980B3, 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 #6980B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6980B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #6980B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6980b3; }
.text { color: #6980b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6980b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 128 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6980b3, #7769b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6980B3?: #6980B3 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6980B3?: The RGB value is 105, 128, 179: 105 red, 128 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6980B3?: The complementary color is #B39C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6980B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.