What color is #6A7EAB?

#6A7EAB 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 #6A7EAB?

The RGB value is 106, 126, 171: 106 red, 126 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A7EAB?

The complementary color is #AB976A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A7EAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A7EAB color

#6A7EAB rgb(106, 126, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6A7EAB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 49.4% green and 67.1% blue (106, 126, 171).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6A7EAB color codes

HEX	`#6A7EAB`
RGB	`rgb(106, 126, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 49.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 26%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.87, 4.24, -26.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.87, 26.57, 279.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.753, 20.925, 41.466)`
Decimal	`6979243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A7EAB, 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 #6A7EAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6A7EAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #6A7EAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a7eab; }
.text { color: #6a7eab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a7eab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 126 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a7eab, #776aab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #6A7EAB?: #6A7EAB 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 #6A7EAB?: The RGB value is 106, 126, 171: 106 red, 126 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A7EAB?: The complementary color is #AB976A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A7EAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.