What color is #6A6687?

#6A6687 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6687?

The RGB value is 106, 102, 135: 106 red, 102 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6687?

The complementary color is #838766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6687?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6687 color

#6A6687 rgb(106, 102, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6687 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40% green and 52.9% blue (106, 102, 135).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 5.44:1).

#6A6687 color codes

HEX	`#6A6687`
RGB	`rgb(106, 102, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, 9.04, -17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 19.84, 297.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.067, 14.316, 24.886)`
Decimal	`6973063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6687, 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 #6A6687	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6687 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #6A6687 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6687; }
.text { color: #6a6687; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6687; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 102 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6687, #7a6687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6687?: #6A6687 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6687?: The RGB value is 106, 102, 135: 106 red, 102 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6687?: The complementary color is #838766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6687?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.