What color is #6B7BD4?

#6B7BD4 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 #6B7BD4?

The RGB value is 107, 123, 212: 107 red, 123 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7BD4?

The complementary color is #D4C46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7BD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7BD4 color

#6B7BD4 rgb(107, 123, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7BD4 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 48.2% green and 83.1% blue (107, 123, 212).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 55% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#6B7BD4 color codes

HEX	`#6B7BD4`
RGB	`rgb(107, 123, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 48.2%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 55%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 50%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 42%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.07, 18.43, -47.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.07, 51.2, 291.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.026, 22.044, 65.211)`
Decimal	`7044052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7BD4, 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 #6B7BD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7BD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #6B7BD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7bd4; }
.text { color: #6b7bd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7bd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 123 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7bd4, #906bd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B7BD4?: #6B7BD4 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 #6B7BD4?: The RGB value is 107, 123, 212: 107 red, 123 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7BD4?: The complementary color is #D4C46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7BD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.