What color is #6B6A98?

#6B6A98 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6A98?

The RGB value is 107, 106, 152: 107 red, 106 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6A98?

The complementary color is #97986A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6A98?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6A98 color

#6B6A98 rgb(107, 106, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6A98 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.6% green and 59.6% blue (107, 106, 152).

Its hue angle is 241°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#6B6A98 color codes

HEX	`#6B6A98`
RGB	`rgb(107, 106, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(241, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(241, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 30%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.58, 11.33, -24.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.58, 27.32, 294.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.883, 15.7, 31.841)`
Decimal	`7039640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6A98, 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 #6B6A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #6B6A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6a98; }
.text { color: #6b6a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 106 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6a98, #826a98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B6A98?: #6B6A98 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6A98?: The RGB value is 107, 106, 152: 107 red, 106 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6A98?: The complementary color is #97986A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6A98?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.