What color is #6C69BD?

#6C69BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C69BD?

The RGB value is 108, 105, 189: 108 red, 105 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C69BD?

The complementary color is #BABD69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C69BD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C69BD color

#6C69BD rgb(108, 105, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C69BD is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 41.2% green and 74.1% blue (108, 105, 189).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 39% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Venus Violet (#7A6DC0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6C69BD color codes

HEX	`#6C69BD`
RGB	`rgb(108, 105, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 41.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 39%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 44%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 44%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 22.67, -43.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 49.43, 297.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.419, 16.965, 50.333)`
Decimal	`7104957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C69BD, 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 #6C69BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C69BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #6C69BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c69bd; }
.text { color: #6c69bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c69bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 105 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c69bd, #9669bd); }

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Questions

What color is #6C69BD?: #6C69BD is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Venus Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C69BD?: The RGB value is 108, 105, 189: 108 red, 105 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C69BD?: The complementary color is #BABD69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C69BD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.