What color is #6C6092?

#6C6092 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6092?

The RGB value is 108, 96, 146: 108 red, 96 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6092?

The complementary color is #869260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6092?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6092 color

#6C6092 rgb(108, 96, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C6092 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 37.6% green and 57.3% blue (108, 96, 146).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#6C6092 color codes

HEX	`#6C6092`
RGB	`rgb(108, 96, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 37.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 34%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, 16.18, -25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 30.41, 302.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.554, 13.629, 29)`
Decimal	`7102610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6092, 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 #6C6092	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6092 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #6C6092 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6092; }
.text { color: #6c6092; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6092; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 96 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6092, #856092); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C6092?: #6C6092 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6092?: The RGB value is 108, 96, 146: 108 red, 96 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6092?: The complementary color is #869260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6092?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.