What color is #6A6887?

#6A6887 is a grayish blue known as Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heron?

The RGB value is 106, 104, 135: 106 red, 104 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heron?

The complementary color is #858768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6887?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heron color: hex code #6A6887

#6A6887 rgb(106, 104, 135)

Shades of blue

Heron has the hex code #6A6887. It is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.8% green and 52.9% blue (106, 104, 135).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

Heron (#6A6887) color codes

HEX	`#6A6887`
RGB	`rgb(106, 104, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.24, 7.83, -16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.24, 18.54, 294.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.266, 14.714, 24.953)`
Decimal	`6973575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heron, 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 #6A6887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #6A6887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6887; }
.text { color: #6a6887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 104 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6887, #796887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

See #6A6887 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6A6887?: #6A6887 is a grayish blue known as Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heron?: The RGB value is 106, 104, 135: 106 red, 104 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heron?: The complementary color is #858768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6887?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.