What color is #6A6780?

#6A6780 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6780?

The RGB value is 106, 103, 128: 106 red, 103 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6780?

The complementary color is #7D8067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6780?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6780 color

#6A6780 rgb(106, 103, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6780 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.4% green and 50.2% blue (106, 103, 128).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6A6780 color codes

HEX	`#6A6780`
RGB	`rgb(106, 103, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 6.72, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 15.02, 296.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.69, 14.323, 22.409)`
Decimal	`6973312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6780, 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 #6A6780	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6780 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #6A6780 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6780; }
.text { color: #6a6780; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6780; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 103 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6780, #776780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6780?: #6A6780 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6780?: The RGB value is 106, 103, 128: 106 red, 103 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6780?: The complementary color is #7D8067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6780?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.