What color is #6C80AC?

#6C80AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C80AC?

The RGB value is 108, 128, 172: 108 red, 128 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C80AC?

The complementary color is #AC986C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C80AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C80AC color

#6C80AC rgb(108, 128, 172)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C80AC is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 50.2% green and 67.5% blue (108, 128, 172).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 28% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#6C80AC color codes

HEX	`#6C80AC`
RGB	`rgb(108, 128, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 50.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 28%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.6, 3.91, -25.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.6, 25.95, 278.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.348, 21.604, 42.067)`
Decimal	`7110828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C80AC, 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 #6C80AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C80AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #6C80AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c80ac; }
.text { color: #6c80ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c80ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 128 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c80ac, #786cac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6C80AC?: #6C80AC is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C80AC?: The RGB value is 108, 128, 172: 108 red, 128 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C80AC?: The complementary color is #AC986C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C80AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.