What color is #6B9DFC?

#6B9DFC is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B9DFC?

The RGB value is 107, 157, 252: 107 red, 157 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B9DFC?

The complementary color is #FCCA6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B9DFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B9DFC color

#6B9DFC rgb(107, 157, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B9DFC is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 61.6% green and 98.8% blue (107, 157, 252).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 96% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#6B9DFC color codes

HEX	`#6B9DFC`
RGB	`rgb(107, 157, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 61.6%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 96%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 58%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 38%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 10.82, -52.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 53.47, 281.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.685, 34.265, 96.81)`
Decimal	`7052796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B9DFC, 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 #6B9DFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6B9DFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6B9DFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b9dfc; }
.text { color: #6b9dfc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b9dfc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 157 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b9dfc, #816bfc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B9DFC?: #6B9DFC is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B9DFC?: The RGB value is 107, 157, 252: 107 red, 157 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B9DFC?: The complementary color is #FCCA6B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B9DFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.