What color is #6D81B0?

#6D81B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D81B0?

The RGB value is 109, 129, 176: 109 red, 129 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D81B0?

The complementary color is #B09C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D81B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D81B0 color

#6D81B0 rgb(109, 129, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D81B0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 50.6% green and 69% blue (109, 129, 176).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6D81B0 color codes

HEX	`#6D81B0`
RGB	`rgb(109, 129, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 50.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, 4.72, -27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 27.57, 279.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.991, 22.085, 44.17)`
Decimal	`7176624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D81B0, 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 #6D81B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D81B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #6D81B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d81b0; }
.text { color: #6d81b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d81b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 129 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d81b0, #7a6db0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6D81B0?: #6D81B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D81B0?: The RGB value is 109, 129, 176: 109 red, 129 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D81B0?: The complementary color is #B09C6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D81B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.