What color is #6C79B0?

#6C79B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C79B0?

The RGB value is 108, 121, 176: 108 red, 121 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C79B0?

The complementary color is #B0A36C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C79B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C79B0 color

#6C79B0 rgb(108, 121, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C79B0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 47.5% green and 69% blue (108, 121, 176).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#6C79B0 color codes

HEX	`#6C79B0`
RGB	`rgb(108, 121, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 47.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 31%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 9.19, -30.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 32.06, 286.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.856, 19.997, 43.827)`
Decimal	`7109040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C79B0, 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 #6C79B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C79B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #6C79B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c79b0; }
.text { color: #6c79b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c79b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 121 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c79b0, #816cb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C79B0?: #6C79B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C79B0?: The RGB value is 108, 121, 176: 108 red, 121 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C79B0?: The complementary color is #B0A36C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C79B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.