What color is #6B7087?

#6B7087 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 #6B7087?

The RGB value is 107, 112, 135: 107 red, 112 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7087?

The complementary color is #87826B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7087?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7087 color

#6B7087 rgb(107, 112, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7087 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 43.9% green and 52.9% blue (107, 112, 135).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6B7087 color codes

HEX	`#6B7087`
RGB	`rgb(107, 112, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 43.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.58, 3.36, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.58, 13.66, 284.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.23, 16.463, 25.24)`
Decimal	`7041159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7087, 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 #6B7087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B7087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #6B7087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7087; }
.text { color: #6b7087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 112 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7087, #746b87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7087?: #6B7087 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 #6B7087?: The RGB value is 107, 112, 135: 107 red, 112 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7087?: The complementary color is #87826B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7087?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.