What color is #6F9FFB?

#6F9FFB is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F9FFB?

The RGB value is 111, 159, 251: 111 red, 159 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F9FFB?

The complementary color is #FBCB6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F9FFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F9FFB color

#6F9FFB rgb(111, 159, 251)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F9FFB is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 62.4% green and 98.4% blue (111, 159, 251).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 95% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#6F9FFB color codes

HEX	`#6F9FFB`
RGB	`rgb(111, 159, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 62.4%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 95%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 56%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 37%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.86, 10.14, -50.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.86, 51.73, 281.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.36, 35.138, 96.114)`
Decimal	`7315451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F9FFB, 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 #6F9FFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6F9FFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #6F9FFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f9ffb; }
.text { color: #6f9ffb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f9ffb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 159 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f9ffb, #856ffb); }

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Questions

What color is #6F9FFB?: #6F9FFB is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F9FFB?: The RGB value is 111, 159, 251: 111 red, 159 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F9FFB?: The complementary color is #FBCB6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F9FFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.