What color is #6F77A0?

#6F77A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F77A0?

The RGB value is 111, 119, 160: 111 red, 119 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F77A0?

The complementary color is #A0986F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F77A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F77A0 color

#6F77A0 rgb(111, 119, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F77A0 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.7% green and 62.7% blue (111, 119, 160).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#6F77A0 color codes

HEX	`#6F77A0`
RGB	`rgb(111, 119, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 26%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 6.87, -22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 23.99, 286.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.496, 19.111, 35.912)`
Decimal	`7305120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F77A0, 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 #6F77A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F77A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #6F77A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f77a0; }
.text { color: #6f77a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f77a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 119 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f77a0, #7f6fa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F77A0?: #6F77A0 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F77A0?: The RGB value is 111, 119, 160: 111 red, 119 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F77A0?: The complementary color is #A0986F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F77A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.