What color is #6B6988?

#6B6988 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6988?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 136: 107 red, 105 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6988?

The complementary color is #868869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6988?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6988 color

#6B6988 rgb(107, 105, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6988 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 53.3% blue (107, 105, 136).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6B6988 color codes

HEX	`#6B6988`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.64, 7.81, -16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.64, 18.51, 294.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.558, 15.006, 25.365)`
Decimal	`7039368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6988, 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 #6B6988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #6B6988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6988; }
.text { color: #6b6988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6988, #7a6988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6988?: #6B6988 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6988?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 136: 107 red, 105 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6988?: The complementary color is #868869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6988?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.