What color is #6B6E97?

#6B6E97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6E97?

The RGB value is 107, 110, 151: 107 red, 110 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6E97?

The complementary color is #97946B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6E97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6E97 color

#6B6E97 rgb(107, 110, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B6E97 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.1% green and 59.2% blue (107, 110, 151).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#6B6E97 color codes

HEX	`#6B6E97`
RGB	`rgb(107, 110, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 27%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.64, 8.64, -22.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.64, 24.22, 290.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.224, 16.512, 31.552)`
Decimal	`7040663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6E97, 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 #6B6E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #6B6E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6e97; }
.text { color: #6b6e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 110 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6e97, #7e6b97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B6E97?: #6B6E97 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6E97?: The RGB value is 107, 110, 151: 107 red, 110 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6E97?: The complementary color is #97946B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6E97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.