What color is #6B83B7?

#6B83B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B83B7?

The RGB value is 107, 131, 183: 107 red, 131 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B83B7?

The complementary color is #B79F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B83B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B83B7 color

#6B83B7 rgb(107, 131, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B83B7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 51.4% green and 71.8% blue (107, 131, 183).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 35% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#6B83B7 color codes

HEX	`#6B83B7`
RGB	`rgb(107, 131, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 51.4%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 35%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 28%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, 4.98, -30.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 30.47, 279.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.724, 22.776, 47.989)`
Decimal	`7046071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B83B7, 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 #6B83B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B83B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #6B83B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b83b7; }
.text { color: #6b83b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b83b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 131 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b83b7, #796bb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B83B7?: #6B83B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B83B7?: The RGB value is 107, 131, 183: 107 red, 131 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B83B7?: The complementary color is #B79F6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B83B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.