What color is #6E85B4?

#6E85B4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E85B4?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 180: 110 red, 133 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E85B4?

The complementary color is #B49D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E85B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E85B4 color

#6E85B4 rgb(110, 133, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E85B4 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 70.6% blue (110, 133, 180).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6E85B4 color codes

HEX	`#6E85B4`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 39%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 26%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.47, 3.78, -27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.47, 27.62, 277.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.054, 23.384, 46.47)`
Decimal	`7243188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E85B4, 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 #6E85B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E85B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #6E85B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e85b4; }
.text { color: #6e85b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e85b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e85b4, #7a6eb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6E85B4?: #6E85B4 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E85B4?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 180: 110 red, 133 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E85B4?: The complementary color is #B49D6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E85B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.