What color is #6B86C0?

#6B86C0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B86C0?

The RGB value is 107, 134, 192: 107 red, 134 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B86C0?

The complementary color is #C0A56B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B86C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B86C0 color

#6B86C0 rgb(107, 134, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B86C0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 52.5% green and 75.3% blue (107, 134, 192).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 40% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#6B86C0 color codes

HEX	`#6B86C0`
RGB	`rgb(107, 134, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 52.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 40%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 44%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, 5.83, -33.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 33.79, 279.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.1, 23.98, 53.218)`
Decimal	`7046848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B86C0, 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 #6B86C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B86C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #6B86C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b86c0; }
.text { color: #6b86c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b86c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 134 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b86c0, #7b6bc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B86C0?: #6B86C0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B86C0?: The RGB value is 107, 134, 192: 107 red, 134 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B86C0?: The complementary color is #C0A56B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B86C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.