What color is #6F84B5?

#6F84B5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F84B5?

The RGB value is 111, 132, 181: 111 red, 132 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F84B5?

The complementary color is #B5A06F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F84B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F84B5 color

#6F84B5 rgb(111, 132, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F84B5 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 51.8% green and 71% blue (111, 132, 181).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6F84B5 color codes

HEX	`#6F84B5`
RGB	`rgb(111, 132, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 51.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.3, 4.92, -28.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.3, 28.62, 279.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.145, 23.217, 46.969)`
Decimal	`7308469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F84B5, 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 #6F84B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F84B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	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 #6F84B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f84b5; }
.text { color: #6f84b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f84b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 132 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f84b5, #7d6fb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6F84B5?: #6F84B5 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F84B5?: The RGB value is 111, 132, 181: 111 red, 132 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F84B5?: The complementary color is #B5A06F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F84B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.