What color is #6A6C8B?

#6A6C8B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6C8B?

The RGB value is 106, 108, 139: 106 red, 108 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6C8B?

The complementary color is #8B896A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6C8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6C8B color

#6A6C8B rgb(106, 108, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6C8B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.4% green and 54.5% blue (106, 108, 139).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#6A6C8B color codes

HEX	`#6A6C8B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 108, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 22%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, 6.41, -17.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 18.4, 290.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.965, 15.653, 26.601)`
Decimal	`6974603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6C8B, 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 #6A6C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #6A6C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6c8b; }
.text { color: #6a6c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 108 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6c8b, #786a8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6C8B?: #6A6C8B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6C8B?: The RGB value is 106, 108, 139: 106 red, 108 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6C8B?: The complementary color is #8B896A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6C8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.