What color is #6B6C89?

#6B6C89 is a grayish blue known as Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dark Prince?

The RGB value is 107, 108, 137: 107 red, 108 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dark Prince?

The complementary color is #89886B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6C89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dark Prince color: hex code #6B6C89

#6B6C89 rgb(107, 108, 137)

Shades of blue

Dark Prince has the hex code #6B6C89. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 42.4% green and 53.7% blue (107, 108, 137).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

Dark Prince (#6B6C89) color codes

HEX	`#6B6C89`
RGB	`rgb(107, 108, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 42.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 21%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, 6.25, -16.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 17.21, 291.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.94, 15.657, 25.844)`
Decimal	`7040137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dark Prince, 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 #6B6C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	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 #6B6C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6c89; }
.text { color: #6b6c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 108 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6c89, #796b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #6B6C89 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6B6C89?: #6B6C89 is a grayish blue known as Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dark Prince?: The RGB value is 107, 108, 137: 107 red, 108 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dark Prince?: The complementary color is #89886B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6C89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.