What color is #6D78FF?

#6D78FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D78FF?

The RGB value is 109, 120, 255: 109 red, 120 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D78FF?

The complementary color is #FFF46D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D78FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D78FF color

#6D78FF rgb(109, 120, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D78FF is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 47.1% green and 100% blue (109, 120, 255).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pan Purple (#657AEF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#6D78FF color codes

HEX	`#6D78FF`
RGB	`rgb(109, 120, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 47.1%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 57%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 53%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.99, 34.12, -68.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.99, 76.7, 296.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.067, 23.902, 97.565)`
Decimal	`7174399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D78FF, 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 #6D78FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D78FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #6D78FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d78ff; }
.text { color: #6d78ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d78ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 120 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d78ff, #ab6dff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D78FF?: #6D78FF is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Pan Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D78FF?: The RGB value is 109, 120, 255: 109 red, 120 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D78FF?: The complementary color is #FFF46D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D78FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.