What color is #6B7DDF?

#6B7DDF 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 #6B7DDF?

The RGB value is 107, 125, 223: 107 red, 125 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7DDF?

The complementary color is #DFCD6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7DDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7DDF color

#6B7DDF rgb(107, 125, 223)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7DDF is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 49% green and 87.5% blue (107, 125, 223).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 64% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6B7DDF color codes

HEX	`#6B7DDF`
RGB	`rgb(107, 125, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 49%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 64%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 52%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 44%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.19, 20.64, -52.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.19, 56.11, 291.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.712, 23.119, 72.853)`
Decimal	`7044575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7DDF, 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 #6B7DDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7DDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #6B7DDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7ddf; }
.text { color: #6b7ddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7ddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 125 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7ddf, #936bdf); }

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Questions

What color is #6B7DDF?: #6B7DDF 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 #6B7DDF?: The RGB value is 107, 125, 223: 107 red, 125 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7DDF?: The complementary color is #DFCD6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7DDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.