What color is #6B6985?

#6B6985 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6985?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 133: 107 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6985?

The complementary color is #838569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6985?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6985 color

#6B6985 rgb(107, 105, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6985 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 52.2% blue (107, 105, 133).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#6B6985 color codes

HEX	`#6B6985`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 7.07, -15.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 16.73, 294.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.348, 14.922, 24.257)`
Decimal	`7039365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6985, 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 #6B6985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #6B6985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6985; }
.text { color: #6b6985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6985, #796985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6985?: #6B6985 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6985?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 133: 107 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6985?: The complementary color is #838569, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6985?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.