What color is #6D7DC5?

#6D7DC5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7DC5?

The RGB value is 109, 125, 197: 109 red, 125 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7DC5?

The complementary color is #C5B56D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7DC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7DC5 color

#6D7DC5 rgb(109, 125, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D7DC5 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 49% green and 77.3% blue (109, 125, 197).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 43% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#6D7DC5 color codes

HEX	`#6D7DC5`
RGB	`rgb(109, 125, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 49%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 43%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 45%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 37%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, 13.17, -39.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 41.55, 288.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.715, 21.948, 55.799)`
Decimal	`7175621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7DC5, 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 #6D7DC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7DC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #6D7DC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7dc5; }
.text { color: #6d7dc5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7dc5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 125 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7dc5, #896dc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #6D7DC5?: #6D7DC5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7DC5?: The RGB value is 109, 125, 197: 109 red, 125 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7DC5?: The complementary color is #C5B56D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7DC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.