What color is #6B71AA?

#6B71AA 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 #6B71AA?

The RGB value is 107, 113, 170: 107 red, 113 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B71AA?

The complementary color is #AAA46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B71AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B71AA color

#6B71AA rgb(107, 113, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B71AA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 44.3% green and 66.7% blue (107, 113, 170).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#6B71AA color codes

HEX	`#6B71AA`
RGB	`rgb(107, 113, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 44.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 34%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, 12.03, -31.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 33.43, 291.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.222, 17.838, 40.453)`
Decimal	`7041450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B71AA, 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 #6B71AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B71AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #6B71AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b71aa; }
.text { color: #6b71aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b71aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 113 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b71aa, #846baa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B71AA?: #6B71AA 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 #6B71AA?: The RGB value is 107, 113, 170: 107 red, 113 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B71AA?: The complementary color is #AAA46B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B71AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.