What color is #6A638B?

#6A638B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A638B?

The RGB value is 106, 99, 139: 106 red, 99 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A638B?

The complementary color is #848B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A638B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A638B color

#6A638B rgb(106, 99, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A638B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38.8% green and 54.5% blue (106, 99, 139).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#6A638B color codes

HEX	`#6A638B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 99, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.02, 11.88, -21.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.02, 24.2, 299.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.065, 13.852, 26.301)`
Decimal	`6972299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A638B, 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 #6A638B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A638B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #6A638B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a638b; }
.text { color: #6a638b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a638b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 99 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a638b, #7e638b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A638B?: #6A638B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A638B?: The RGB value is 106, 99, 139: 106 red, 99 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A638B?: The complementary color is #848B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A638B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.