What color is #6B6392?

#6B6392 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6392?

The RGB value is 107, 99, 146: 107 red, 99 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6392?

The complementary color is #8A9263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6392?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6392 color

#6B6392 rgb(107, 99, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6392 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38.8% green and 57.3% blue (107, 99, 146).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#6B6392 color codes

HEX	`#6B6392`
RGB	`rgb(107, 99, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 14.02, -24.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 28.36, 299.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.712, 14.125, 29.087)`
Decimal	`7037842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6392, 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 #6B6392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #6B6392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6392; }
.text { color: #6b6392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 99 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6392, #836392); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B6392?: #6B6392 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6392?: The RGB value is 107, 99, 146: 107 red, 99 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6392?: The complementary color is #8A9263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6392?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.