What color is #6B85B3?

#6B85B3 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B85B3?

The RGB value is 107, 133, 179: 107 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B85B3?

The complementary color is #B3996B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B85B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B85B3 color

#6B85B3 rgb(107, 133, 179)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B85B3 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 52.2% green and 70.2% blue (107, 133, 179).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 32% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#6B85B3 color codes

HEX	`#6B85B3`
RGB	`rgb(107, 133, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 52.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 32%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 40%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 26%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.23, 2.66, -27.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.23, 27.3, 275.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.585, 23.154, 45.918)`
Decimal	`7046579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B85B3, 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 #6B85B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B85B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #6B85B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b85b3; }
.text { color: #6b85b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b85b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 133 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b85b3, #756bb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B85B3?: #6B85B3 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B85B3?: The RGB value is 107, 133, 179: 107 red, 133 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B85B3?: The complementary color is #B3996B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B85B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.