What color is #6C85BF?

#6C85BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C85BF?

The RGB value is 108, 133, 191: 108 red, 133 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C85BF?

The complementary color is #BFA66C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C85BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C85BF color

#6C85BF rgb(108, 133, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C85BF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 52.2% green and 74.9% blue (108, 133, 191).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 39% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#6C85BF color codes

HEX	`#6C85BF`
RGB	`rgb(108, 133, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 52.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 39%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.81, 6.39, -33.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.81, 33.73, 280.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.973, 23.723, 52.596)`
Decimal	`7112127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C85BF, 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 #6C85BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C85BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #6C85BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c85bf; }
.text { color: #6c85bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c85bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 133 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c85bf, #7d6cbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cornflower Blue.

Questions

What color is #6C85BF?: #6C85BF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C85BF?: The RGB value is 108, 133, 191: 108 red, 133 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C85BF?: The complementary color is #BFA66C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C85BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.