What color is #6A6D9B?

#6A6D9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6D9B?

The RGB value is 106, 109, 155: 106 red, 109 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6D9B?

The complementary color is #9B986A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6D9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6D9B color

#6A6D9B rgb(106, 109, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A6D9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 42.7% green and 60.8% blue (106, 109, 155).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#6A6D9B color codes

HEX	`#6A6D9B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 109, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 42.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 30%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, 10.01, -25.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 27.19, 291.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.327, 16.368, 33.25)`
Decimal	`6974875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6D9B, 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 #6A6D9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6D9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #6A6D9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6d9b; }
.text { color: #6a6d9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6d9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 109 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6d9b, #806a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A6D9B?: #6A6D9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6D9B?: The RGB value is 106, 109, 155: 106 red, 109 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6D9B?: The complementary color is #9B986A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6D9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.