What color is #6A6790?

#6A6790 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6790?

The RGB value is 106, 103, 144: 106 red, 103 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6790?

The complementary color is #8D9067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6790?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6790 color

#6A6790 rgb(106, 103, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6790 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 40.4% green and 56.5% blue (106, 103, 144).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6A6790 color codes

HEX	`#6A6790`
RGB	`rgb(106, 103, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 40.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 28%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.33, 10.73, -22.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.33, 24.52, 295.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.827, 14.778, 28.399)`
Decimal	`6973328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6790, 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 #6A6790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #6A6790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6790; }
.text { color: #6a6790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 103 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6790, #7f6790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A6790?: #6A6790 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6790?: The RGB value is 106, 103, 144: 106 red, 103 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6790?: The complementary color is #8D9067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6790?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.