What color is #6E97C0?

#6E97C0 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Windstorm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E97C0?

The RGB value is 110, 151, 192: 110 red, 151 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E97C0?

The complementary color is #C0976E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E97C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E97C0 color

#6E97C0 rgb(110, 151, 192)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E97C0 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 59.2% green and 75.3% blue (110, 151, 192).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 39% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Windstorm (#6D98C4), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#6E97C0 color codes

HEX	`#6E97C0`
RGB	`rgb(110, 151, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 59.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 39%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 43%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 21%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61, -3.19, -25.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61, 25.82, 262.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.008, 29.252, 54.082)`
Decimal	`7247808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E97C0, 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 #6E97C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E97C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #6E97C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e97c0; }
.text { color: #6e97c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e97c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 151 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e97c0, #6e6ec0); }

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Questions

What color is #6E97C0?: #6E97C0 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Windstorm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E97C0?: The RGB value is 110, 151, 192: 110 red, 151 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E97C0?: The complementary color is #C0976E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E97C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.