What color is #6E85B7?

#6E85B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E85B7?

The RGB value is 110, 133, 183: 110 red, 133 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E85B7?

The complementary color is #B7A06E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E85B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E85B7 color

#6E85B7 rgb(110, 133, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E85B7 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 52.2% green and 71.8% blue (110, 133, 183).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 34% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% 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 5.7:1).

#6E85B7 color codes

HEX	`#6E85B7`
RGB	`rgb(110, 133, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 52.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 34%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 40%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, 4.62, -28.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 29.25, 279.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.363, 23.508, 48.097)`
Decimal	`7243191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E85B7, 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 #6E85B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E85B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #6E85B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e85b7; }
.text { color: #6e85b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e85b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 133 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e85b7, #7b6eb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6E85B7?: #6E85B7 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E85B7?: The RGB value is 110, 133, 183: 110 red, 133 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E85B7?: The complementary color is #B7A06E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E85B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.