What color is #6B83A0?

#6B83A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B83A0?

The RGB value is 107, 131, 160: 107 red, 131 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B83A0?

The complementary color is #A0886B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B83A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B83A0 color

#6B83A0 rgb(107, 131, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B83A0 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51.4% green and 62.7% blue (107, 131, 160).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bay View (#6A819E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6B83A0 color codes

HEX	`#6B83A0`
RGB	`rgb(107, 131, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 33%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.92, -1.4, -18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.92, 18.31, 265.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.523, 21.896, 36.396)`
Decimal	`7046048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B83A0, 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 #6B83A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B83A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #6B83A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b83a0; }
.text { color: #6b83a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b83a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 131 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b83a0, #6e6ba0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B83A0?: #6B83A0 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Bay View. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B83A0?: The RGB value is 107, 131, 160: 107 red, 131 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B83A0?: The complementary color is #A0886B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B83A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.