What color is #6B6797?

#6B6797 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6797?

The RGB value is 107, 103, 151: 107 red, 103 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6797?

The complementary color is #939767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6797?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6797 color

#6B6797 rgb(107, 103, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6797 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 40.4% green and 59.2% blue (107, 103, 151).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6B6797 color codes

HEX	`#6B6797`
RGB	`rgb(107, 103, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 40.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 32%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.72, 12.89, -25.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.72, 28.66, 296.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.498, 15.06, 31.31)`
Decimal	`7038871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6797, 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 #6B6797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #6B6797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6797; }
.text { color: #6b6797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 103 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6797, #836797); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B6797?: #6B6797 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6797?: The RGB value is 107, 103, 151: 107 red, 103 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6797?: The complementary color is #939767, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6797?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.