What color is #6F76BE?

#6F76BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F76BE?

The RGB value is 111, 118, 190: 111 red, 118 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F76BE?

The complementary color is #BEB76F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F76BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F76BE color

#6F76BE rgb(111, 118, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F76BE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.3% green and 74.5% blue (111, 118, 190).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#6F76BE color codes

HEX	`#6F76BE`
RGB	`rgb(111, 118, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 42%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 38%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 15.84, -38.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 41.78, 292.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.325, 20.053, 51.4)`
Decimal	`7304894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F76BE, 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 #6F76BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F76BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #6F76BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f76be; }
.text { color: #6f76be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f76be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 118 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f76be, #906fbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #6F76BE?: #6F76BE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F76BE?: The RGB value is 111, 118, 190: 111 red, 118 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F76BE?: The complementary color is #BEB76F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F76BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.