What color is #6568A2?

#6568A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6568A2?

The RGB value is 101, 104, 162: 101 red, 104 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6568A2?

The complementary color is #A29F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6568A2?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6568A2 color

#6568A2 rgb(101, 104, 162)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6568A2 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.6% red, 40.8% green and 63.5% blue (101, 104, 162).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6568A2 color codes

HEX	`#6568A2`
RGB	`rgb(101, 104, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.6%, 40.8%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 36%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, 13.53, -31.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 34.45, 293.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.837, 15.275, 36.237)`
Decimal	`6645922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6568A2, 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 #6568A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6568A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #6568A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6568a2; }
.text { color: #6568a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6568a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(101 104 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6568a2, #8065a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6568A2?: #6568A2 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6568A2?: The RGB value is 101, 104, 162: 101 red, 104 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6568A2?: The complementary color is #A29F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6568A2?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.