What color is #6D85B9?

#6D85B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D85B9?

The RGB value is 109, 133, 185: 109 red, 133 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D85B9?

The complementary color is #B9A16D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D85B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D85B9 color

#6D85B9 rgb(109, 133, 185)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D85B9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 52.2% green and 72.5% blue (109, 133, 185).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6D85B9 color codes

HEX	`#6D85B9`
RGB	`rgb(109, 133, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 52.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 41%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 28%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, 4.92, -30)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 30.4, 279.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.448, 23.528, 49.195)`
Decimal	`7177657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D85B9, 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 #6D85B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D85B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #6D85B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d85b9; }
.text { color: #6d85b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d85b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 133 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d85b9, #7b6db9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6D85B9?: #6D85B9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D85B9?: The RGB value is 109, 133, 185: 109 red, 133 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D85B9?: The complementary color is #B9A16D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D85B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.