What color is #6C688F?

#6C688F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C688F?

The RGB value is 108, 104, 143: 108 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C688F?

The complementary color is #8B8F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C688F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C688F color

#6C688F rgb(108, 104, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C688F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 40.8% green and 56.1% blue (108, 104, 143).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#6C688F color codes

HEX	`#6C688F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 104, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 40.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, 10.51, -20.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 23.32, 296.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.091, 15.072, 28.043)`
Decimal	`7104655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C688F, 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 #6C688F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C688F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #6C688F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c688f; }
.text { color: #6c688f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c688f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 104 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c688f, #80688f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C688F?: #6C688F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C688F?: The RGB value is 108, 104, 143: 108 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C688F?: The complementary color is #8B8F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C688F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.