What color is #6F83A7?

#6F83A7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F83A7?

The RGB value is 111, 131, 167: 111 red, 131 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F83A7?

The complementary color is #A7936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F83A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F83A7 color

#6F83A7 rgb(111, 131, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F83A7 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51.4% green and 65.5% blue (111, 131, 167).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#6F83A7 color codes

HEX	`#6F83A7`
RGB	`rgb(111, 131, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 34%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 22%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, 1.67, -21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 21.52, 274.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.645, 22.401, 39.735)`
Decimal	`7308199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F83A7, 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 #6F83A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F83A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #6F83A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f83a7; }
.text { color: #6f83a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f83a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 131 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f83a7, #776fa7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F83A7?: #6F83A7 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F83A7?: The RGB value is 111, 131, 167: 111 red, 131 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F83A7?: The complementary color is #A7936F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F83A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.