What color is #6C6685?

#6C6685 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6685?

The RGB value is 108, 102, 133: 108 red, 102 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6685?

The complementary color is #7F8566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6685?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6685 color

#6C6685 rgb(108, 102, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C6685 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40% green and 52.2% blue (108, 102, 133).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#6C6685 color codes

HEX	`#6C6685`
RGB	`rgb(108, 102, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.78, 9.23, -16.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.78, 18.73, 299.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.168, 14.384, 24.163)`
Decimal	`7104133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6685, 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 #6C6685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #6C6685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6685; }
.text { color: #6c6685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 102 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6685, #7b6685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6685?: #6C6685 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6685?: The RGB value is 108, 102, 133: 108 red, 102 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6685?: The complementary color is #7F8566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6685?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.