What color is #6B6CB1?

#6B6CB1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6CB1?

The RGB value is 107, 108, 177: 107 red, 108 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6CB1?

The complementary color is #B1B06B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6CB1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6CB1 color

#6B6CB1 rgb(107, 108, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6CB1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 42.4% green and 69.4% blue (107, 108, 177).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#6B6CB1 color codes

HEX	`#6B6CB1`
RGB	`rgb(107, 108, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 42.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 39%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.29, 17.07, -36.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.29, 40.61, 294.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.36, 17.025, 43.852)`
Decimal	`7040177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6CB1, 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 #6B6CB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6CB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #6B6CB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6cb1; }
.text { color: #6b6cb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6cb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 108 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6cb1, #8d6bb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B6CB1?: #6B6CB1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6CB1?: The RGB value is 107, 108, 177: 107 red, 108 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6CB1?: The complementary color is #B1B06B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6CB1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.