What color is #6E80AB?

#6E80AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E80AB?

The RGB value is 110, 128, 171: 110 red, 128 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E80AB?

The complementary color is #AB996E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E80AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E80AB color

#6E80AB rgb(110, 128, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E80AB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 50.2% green and 67.1% blue (110, 128, 171).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#6E80AB color codes

HEX	`#6E80AB`
RGB	`rgb(110, 128, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 50.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 25%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, 4.21, -24.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 25.28, 279.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.498, 21.693, 41.575)`
Decimal	`7241899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E80AB, 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 #6E80AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E80AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #6E80AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e80ab; }
.text { color: #6e80ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e80ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 128 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e80ab, #7b6eab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E80AB?: #6E80AB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E80AB?: The RGB value is 110, 128, 171: 110 red, 128 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E80AB?: The complementary color is #AB996E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E80AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.