What color is #6E78CD?

#6E78CD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E78CD?

The RGB value is 110, 120, 205: 110 red, 120 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E78CD?

The complementary color is #CDC36E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E78CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E78CD color

#6E78CD rgb(110, 120, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E78CD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.1% green and 80.4% blue (110, 120, 205).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 49% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6E78CD color codes

HEX	`#6E78CD`
RGB	`rgb(110, 120, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 49%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 46%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 41%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, 18.82, -45.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 49.06, 292.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.163, 21.154, 60.556)`
Decimal	`7239885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E78CD, 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 #6E78CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E78CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #6E78CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e78cd; }
.text { color: #6e78cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e78cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 120 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e78cd, #946ecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6E78CD?: #6E78CD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E78CD?: The RGB value is 110, 120, 205: 110 red, 120 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E78CD?: The complementary color is #CDC36E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E78CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.