What color is #6B659E?

#6B659E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B659E?

The RGB value is 107, 101, 158: 107 red, 101 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B659E?

The complementary color is #989E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B659E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B659E color

#6B659E rgb(107, 101, 158)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B659E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 39.6% green and 62% blue (107, 101, 158).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6B659E color codes

HEX	`#6B659E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 101, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 39.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, 16.01, -30.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 34.08, 298.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.887, 14.901, 34.328)`
Decimal	`7038366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B659E, 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 #6B659E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B659E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #6B659E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b659e; }
.text { color: #6b659e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b659e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 101 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b659e, #87659e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B659E?: #6B659E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B659E?: The RGB value is 107, 101, 158: 107 red, 101 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B659E?: The complementary color is #989E65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B659E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.