What color is #6C659F?

#6C659F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C659F?

The RGB value is 108, 101, 159: 108 red, 101 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C659F?

The complementary color is #989F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C659F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C659F color

#6C659F rgb(108, 101, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C659F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 39.6% green and 62.4% blue (108, 101, 159).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#6C659F color codes

HEX	`#6C659F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 101, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 39.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 36%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, 16.58, -30.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 34.68, 298.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.094, 14.998, 34.788)`
Decimal	`7103903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C659F, 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 #6C659F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C659F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #6C659F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c659f; }
.text { color: #6c659f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c659f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 101 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c659f, #89659f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C659F?: #6C659F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C659F?: The RGB value is 108, 101, 159: 108 red, 101 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C659F?: The complementary color is #989F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C659F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.