What color is #6A70BB?

#6A70BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A70BB?

The RGB value is 106, 112, 187: 106 red, 112 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A70BB?

The complementary color is #BBB56A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A70BB?

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

#6A70BB color

#6A70BB rgb(106, 112, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A70BB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 43.9% green and 73.3% blue (106, 112, 187).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Loch Ness (#5F6DB0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6A70BB color codes

HEX	`#6A70BB`
RGB	`rgb(106, 112, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 43.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 37%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 40%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.79, 17.29, -40.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.79, 43.85, 293.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.705, 18.239, 49.434)`
Decimal	`6975675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A70BB, 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 #6A70BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A70BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #6A70BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a70bb; }
.text { color: #6a70bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a70bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 112 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a70bb, #8c6abb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6A70BB?: #6A70BB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Loch Ness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A70BB?: The RGB value is 106, 112, 187: 106 red, 112 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A70BB?: The complementary color is #BBB56A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A70BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.