What color is #6A7EA9?

#6A7EA9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A7EA9?

The RGB value is 106, 126, 169: 106 red, 126 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7EA9?

The complementary color is #A9956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7EA9 color

#6A7EA9 rgb(106, 126, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A7EA9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 49.4% green and 66.3% blue (106, 126, 169).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#6A7EA9 color codes

HEX	`#6A7EA9`
RGB	`rgb(106, 126, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 49.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 37%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 25%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.78, 3.68, -25.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.78, 25.47, 278.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.564, 20.85, 40.469)`
Decimal	`6979241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7EA9, 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 #6A7EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	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 #6A7EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7ea9; }
.text { color: #6a7ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 126 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7ea9, #766aa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6A7EA9?: #6A7EA9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A7EA9?: The RGB value is 106, 126, 169: 106 red, 126 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7EA9?: The complementary color is #A9956A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.