What color is #6C6782?

#6C6782 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6782?

The RGB value is 108, 103, 130: 108 red, 103 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6782?

The complementary color is #7D8267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6782?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6782 color

#6C6782 rgb(108, 103, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C6782 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.4% green and 51% blue (108, 103, 130).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#6C6782 color codes

HEX	`#6C6782`
RGB	`rgb(108, 103, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, 7.9, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 16.29, 299.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.063, 14.5, 23.12)`
Decimal	`7104386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6782, 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 #6C6782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C6782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #6C6782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6782; }
.text { color: #6c6782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 103 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6782, #7a6782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C6782?: #6C6782 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6782?: The RGB value is 108, 103, 130: 108 red, 103 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6782?: The complementary color is #7D8267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6782?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.