What color is #6C67A6?

#6C67A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C67A6?

The RGB value is 108, 103, 166: 108 red, 103 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C67A6?

The complementary color is #A1A667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C67A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C67A6 color

#6C67A6 rgb(108, 103, 166)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C67A6 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.4% green and 65.1% blue (108, 103, 166).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#6C67A6 color codes

HEX	`#6C67A6`
RGB	`rgb(108, 103, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 38%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 38%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, 17.28, -33.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 37.46, 297.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.916, 15.641, 38.144)`
Decimal	`7104422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C67A6, 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 #6C67A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C67A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #6C67A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c67a6; }
.text { color: #6c67a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c67a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 103 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c67a6, #8c67a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6C67A6?: #6C67A6 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C67A6?: The RGB value is 108, 103, 166: 108 red, 103 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C67A6?: The complementary color is #A1A667, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C67A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.