What color is #6F78C1?

#6F78C1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F78C1?

The RGB value is 111, 120, 193: 111 red, 120 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F78C1?

The complementary color is #C1B86F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F78C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F78C1 color

#6F78C1 rgb(111, 120, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F78C1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 47.1% green and 75.7% blue (111, 120, 193).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 40% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Flood (#6677BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6F78C1 color codes

HEX	`#6F78C1`
RGB	`rgb(111, 120, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 47.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 40%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 42%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 38%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, 15.51, -39.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 42.26, 291.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.895, 20.662, 53.223)`
Decimal	`7305409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F78C1, 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 #6F78C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F78C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #6F78C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f78c1; }
.text { color: #6f78c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f78c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 120 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f78c1, #8f6fc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Blue.

Questions

What color is #6F78C1?: #6F78C1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Flood. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F78C1?: The RGB value is 111, 120, 193: 111 red, 120 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F78C1?: The complementary color is #C1B86F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F78C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.