What color is #6C85BA?

#6C85BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C85BA?

The RGB value is 108, 133, 186: 108 red, 133 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C85BA?

The complementary color is #BAA16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C85BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C85BA color

#6C85BA rgb(108, 133, 186)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C85BA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.2% green and 72.9% blue (108, 133, 186).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 36% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#6C85BA color codes

HEX	`#6C85BA`
RGB	`rgb(108, 133, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 36%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 42%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, 4.94, -30.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 31, 279.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.432, 23.507, 49.747)`
Decimal	`7112122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C85BA, 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 #6C85BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C85BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #6C85BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c85ba; }
.text { color: #6c85ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c85ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 133 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c85ba, #7a6cba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6C85BA?: #6C85BA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C85BA?: The RGB value is 108, 133, 186: 108 red, 133 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C85BA?: The complementary color is #BAA16C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C85BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.