What color is #6A7298?

#6A7298 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7298?

The RGB value is 106, 114, 152: 106 red, 114 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7298?

The complementary color is #98906A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7298?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7298 color

#6A7298 rgb(106, 114, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A7298 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 44.7% green and 59.6% blue (106, 114, 152).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#6A7298 color codes

HEX	`#6A7298`
RGB	`rgb(106, 114, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 44.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 25%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, 6.18, -21.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 22.43, 286)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.627, 17.365, 32.123)`
Decimal	`6976152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7298, 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 #6A7298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A7298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #6A7298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7298; }
.text { color: #6a7298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 114 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7298, #796a98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A7298?: #6A7298 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7298?: The RGB value is 106, 114, 152: 106 red, 114 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7298?: The complementary color is #98906A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7298?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.