What color is #6B7CA5?

#6B7CA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B7CA5?

The RGB value is 107, 124, 165: 107 red, 124 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B7CA5?

The complementary color is #A5946B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B7CA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B7CA5 color

#6B7CA5 rgb(107, 124, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B7CA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 48.6% green and 64.7% blue (107, 124, 165).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#6B7CA5 color codes

HEX	`#6B7CA5`
RGB	`rgb(107, 124, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 48.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, 4.05, -23.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 24.24, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.061, 20.257, 38.443)`
Decimal	`7044261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B7CA5, 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 #6B7CA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6B7CA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #6B7CA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b7ca5; }
.text { color: #6b7ca5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b7ca5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 124 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b7ca5, #776ba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B7CA5?: #6B7CA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B7CA5?: The RGB value is 107, 124, 165: 107 red, 124 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B7CA5?: The complementary color is #A5946B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B7CA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.