What color is #6A6683?

#6A6683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6683?

The RGB value is 106, 102, 131: 106 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6683?

The complementary color is #7F8366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6683?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6683 color

#6A6683 rgb(106, 102, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6683 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40% green and 51.4% blue (106, 102, 131).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#6A6683 color codes

HEX	`#6A6683`
RGB	`rgb(106, 102, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, 8.05, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 17.46, 297.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.791, 14.205, 23.431)`
Decimal	`6973059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6683, 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 #6A6683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #6A6683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6683; }
.text { color: #6a6683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 102 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6683, #796683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6683?: #6A6683 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6683?: The RGB value is 106, 102, 131: 106 red, 102 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6683?: The complementary color is #7F8366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6683?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.