What color is #6E79B7?

#6E79B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E79B7?

The RGB value is 110, 121, 183: 110 red, 121 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E79B7?

The complementary color is #B7AC6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E79B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E79B7 color

#6E79B7 rgb(110, 121, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E79B7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 47.5% green and 71.8% blue (110, 121, 183).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 34% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#6E79B7 color codes

HEX	`#6E79B7`
RGB	`rgb(110, 121, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 47.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 34%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 34%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, 11.75, -34.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 35.99, 289.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.812, 20.408, 47.58)`
Decimal	`7240119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E79B7, 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 #6E79B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E79B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #6E79B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e79b7; }
.text { color: #6e79b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e79b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 121 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e79b7, #886eb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E79B7?: #6E79B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E79B7?: The RGB value is 110, 121, 183: 110 red, 121 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E79B7?: The complementary color is #B7AC6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E79B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.