What color is #6C6CD5?

#6C6CD5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C6CD5?

The RGB value is 108, 108, 213: 108 red, 108 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C6CD5?

The complementary color is #D5D56C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C6CD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C6CD5 color

#6C6CD5 rgb(108, 108, 213)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C6CD5 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 42.4% green and 83.5% blue (108, 108, 213).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 56% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#6C6CD5 color codes

HEX	`#6C6CD5`
RGB	`rgb(108, 108, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 42.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 56%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 49%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 49%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 28.05, -54.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 61.09, 297.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.553, 18.716, 65.309)`
Decimal	`7105749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C6CD5, 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 #6C6CD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6C6CD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #6C6CD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c6cd5; }
.text { color: #6c6cd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c6cd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 108 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c6cd5, #a16cd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6C6CD5?: #6C6CD5 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C6CD5?: The RGB value is 108, 108, 213: 108 red, 108 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C6CD5?: The complementary color is #D5D56C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C6CD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.