What color is #6A9AD5?

#6A9AD5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A9AD5?

The RGB value is 106, 154, 213: 106 red, 154 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A9AD5?

The complementary color is #D5A56A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A9AD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A9AD5 color

#6A9AD5 rgb(106, 154, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A9AD5 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 60.4% green and 83.5% blue (106, 154, 213).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 56% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Blue Bay (#619AD6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#6A9AD5 color codes

HEX	`#6A9AD5`
RGB	`rgb(106, 154, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 60.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 56%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 50%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 28%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, 0.24, -35.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 35.09, 270.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.506, 30.977, 67.362)`
Decimal	`6986453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A9AD5, 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 #6A9AD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6A9AD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6A9AD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a9ad5; }
.text { color: #6a9ad5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a9ad5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 154 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a9ad5, #706ad5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A9AD5?: #6A9AD5 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Bay. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A9AD5?: The RGB value is 106, 154, 213: 106 red, 154 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A9AD5?: The complementary color is #D5A56A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A9AD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.