What color is #6E9AF2?

#6E9AF2 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E9AF2?

The RGB value is 110, 154, 242: 110 red, 154 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E9AF2?

The complementary color is #F2C66E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E9AF2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E9AF2 color

#6E9AF2 rgb(110, 154, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E9AF2 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 60.4% green and 94.9% blue (110, 154, 242).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 84% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#6E9AF2 color codes

HEX	`#6E9AF2`
RGB	`rgb(110, 154, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 60.4%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 84%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 55%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 36%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.03, 10.02, -48.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.03, 49.71, 281.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.008, 32.834, 88.533)`
Decimal	`7248626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E9AF2, 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 #6E9AF2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6E9AF2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6E9AF2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e9af2; }
.text { color: #6e9af2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e9af2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 154 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e9af2, #846ef2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E9AF2?: #6E9AF2 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E9AF2?: The RGB value is 110, 154, 242: 110 red, 154 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E9AF2?: The complementary color is #F2C66E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E9AF2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.