What color is #6A60B0?

#6A60B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A60B0?

The RGB value is 106, 96, 176: 106 red, 96 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A60B0?

The complementary color is #A6B060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A60B0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A60B0 color

#6A60B0 rgb(106, 96, 176)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A60B0 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 37.6% green and 69% blue (106, 96, 176).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Simply Purple (#715BB1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6A60B0 color codes

HEX	`#6A60B0`
RGB	`rgb(106, 96, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 37.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 45%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 45%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.03, 23.86, -41.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.03, 47.81, 299.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.961, 14.564, 42.931)`
Decimal	`6971568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A60B0, 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 #6A60B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A60B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6A60B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a60b0; }
.text { color: #6a60b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a60b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 96 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a60b0, #9260b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6A60B0?: #6A60B0 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A60B0?: The RGB value is 106, 96, 176: 106 red, 96 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A60B0?: The complementary color is #A6B060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A60B0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.