What color is #6B6981?

#6B6981 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6981?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 129: 107 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6981?

The complementary color is #7F8169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6981?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6981 color

#6B6981 rgb(107, 105, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6981 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 50.6% blue (107, 105, 129).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6B6981 color codes

HEX	`#6B6981`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.38, 6.1, -12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.38, 14.35, 295.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.077, 14.814, 22.83)`
Decimal	`7039361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6981, 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 #6B6981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #6B6981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6981; }
.text { color: #6b6981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6981, #776981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6981?: #6B6981 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6981?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 129: 107 red, 105 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6981?: The complementary color is #7F8169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6981?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.