What color is #6B698E?

#6B698E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B698E?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 142: 107 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B698E?

The complementary color is #8C8E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B698E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B698E color

#6B698E rgb(107, 105, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B698E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 55.7% blue (107, 105, 142).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#6B698E color codes

HEX	`#6B698E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 26%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.88, 9.32, -19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.88, 22.06, 295)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.996, 15.182, 27.674)`
Decimal	`7039374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B698E, 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 #6B698E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B698E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #6B698E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b698e; }
.text { color: #6b698e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b698e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b698e, #7d698e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B698E?: #6B698E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B698E?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 142: 107 red, 105 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B698E?: The complementary color is #8C8E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B698E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.