What color is #6A668C?

#6A668C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A668C?

The RGB value is 106, 102, 140: 106 red, 102 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A668C?

The complementary color is #888C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A668C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A668C color

#6A668C rgb(106, 102, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A668C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40% green and 54.9% blue (106, 102, 140).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#6A668C color codes

HEX	`#6A668C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 102, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 27%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.89, 10.31, -20.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.89, 22.8, 296.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.428, 14.46, 26.784)`
Decimal	`6973068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A668C, 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 #6A668C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A668C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #6A668C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a668c; }
.text { color: #6a668c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a668c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 102 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a668c, #7d668c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A668C?: #6A668C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A668C?: The RGB value is 106, 102, 140: 106 red, 102 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A668C?: The complementary color is #888C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A668C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.