What color is #6C84B1?

#6C84B1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C84B1?

The RGB value is 108, 132, 177: 108 red, 132 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C84B1?

The complementary color is #B1996C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C84B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C84B1 color

#6C84B1 rgb(108, 132, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C84B1 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 51.8% green and 69.4% blue (108, 132, 177).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#6C84B1 color codes

HEX	`#6C84B1`
RGB	`rgb(108, 132, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 51.8%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 25%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, 2.96, -26.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 26.65, 276.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.369, 22.864, 44.821)`
Decimal	`7111857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C84B1, 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 #6C84B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C84B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #6C84B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c84b1; }
.text { color: #6c84b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c84b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 132 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c84b1, #776cb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6C84B1?: #6C84B1 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C84B1?: The RGB value is 108, 132, 177: 108 red, 132 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C84B1?: The complementary color is #B1996C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C84B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.