What color is #6F70C8?

#6F70C8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F70C8?

The RGB value is 111, 112, 200: 111 red, 112 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F70C8?

The complementary color is #C8C76F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F70C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F70C8 color

#6F70C8 rgb(111, 112, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F70C8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 43.9% green and 78.4% blue (111, 112, 200).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 45% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6F70C8 color codes

HEX	`#6F70C8`
RGB	`rgb(111, 112, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 43.9%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 45%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 45%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 44%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, 22.41, -46.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 51.22, 295.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.772, 19.137, 57.126)`
Decimal	`7303368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F70C8, 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 #6F70C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F70C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #6F70C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f70c8; }
.text { color: #6f70c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f70c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 112 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f70c8, #9b6fc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6F70C8?: #6F70C8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F70C8?: The RGB value is 111, 112, 200: 111 red, 112 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F70C8?: The complementary color is #C8C76F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F70C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.