What color is #6C7EAD?

#6C7EAD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7EAD?

The RGB value is 108, 126, 173: 108 red, 126 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7EAD?

The complementary color is #AD9B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7EAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7EAD color

#6C7EAD rgb(108, 126, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7EAD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 49.4% green and 67.8% blue (108, 126, 173).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6C7EAD color codes

HEX	`#6C7EAD`
RGB	`rgb(108, 126, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 49.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.09, 5.37, -27.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.09, 27.56, 281.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.186, 21.126, 42.489)`
Decimal	`7110317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7EAD, 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 #6C7EAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C7EAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #6C7EAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7ead; }
.text { color: #6c7ead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7ead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 126 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7ead, #7a6cad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6C7EAD?: #6C7EAD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7EAD?: The RGB value is 108, 126, 173: 108 red, 126 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7EAD?: The complementary color is #AD9B6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7EAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.