What color is #6C6682?

#6C6682 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6682?

The RGB value is 108, 102, 130: 108 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6682?

The complementary color is #7C8266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6682?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6682 color

#6C6682 rgb(108, 102, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C6682 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40% green and 51% blue (108, 102, 130).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#6C6682 color codes

HEX	`#6C6682`
RGB	`rgb(108, 102, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.66, 8.5, -14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.66, 16.96, 300.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.964, 14.302, 23.087)`
Decimal	`7104130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6682, 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 #6C6682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #6C6682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6682; }
.text { color: #6c6682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 102 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6682, #7a6682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6682?: #6C6682 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6682?: The RGB value is 108, 102, 130: 108 red, 102 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6682?: The complementary color is #7C8266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6682?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.