What color is #6A6C8E?

#6A6C8E 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 #6A6C8E?

The RGB value is 106, 108, 142: 106 red, 108 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6C8E?

The complementary color is #8E8C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6C8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6C8E color

#6A6C8E rgb(106, 108, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6C8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.4% green and 55.7% blue (106, 108, 142).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#6A6C8E color codes

HEX	`#6A6C8E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 108, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.63, 7.18, -18.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.63, 20.17, 290.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.188, 15.742, 27.772)`
Decimal	`6974606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6C8E, 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 #6A6C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #6A6C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6c8e; }
.text { color: #6a6c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 108 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6c8e, #7a6a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6C8E?: #6A6C8E 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 #6A6C8E?: The RGB value is 106, 108, 142: 106 red, 108 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6C8E?: The complementary color is #8E8C6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6C8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.