What color is #6A6788?

#6A6788 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6788?

The RGB value is 106, 103, 136: 106 red, 103 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6788?

The complementary color is #858867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6788?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6788 color

#6A6788 rgb(106, 103, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6788 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.4% green and 53.3% blue (106, 103, 136).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6A6788 color codes

HEX	`#6A6788`
RGB	`rgb(106, 103, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 24%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45, 8.68, -17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45, 19.78, 296.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.237, 14.542, 25.292)`
Decimal	`6973320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6788, 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 #6A6788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6A6788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6788; }
.text { color: #6a6788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 103 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6788, #7b6788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6788?: #6A6788 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6788?: The RGB value is 106, 103, 136: 106 red, 103 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6788?: The complementary color is #858867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6788?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.