What color is #6C7193?

#6C7193 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C7193?

The RGB value is 108, 113, 147: 108 red, 113 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7193?

The complementary color is #938E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7193?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C7193 color

#6C7193 rgb(108, 113, 147)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7193 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 44.3% green and 57.6% blue (108, 113, 147).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#6C7193 color codes

HEX	`#6C7193`
RGB	`rgb(108, 113, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 44.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 23%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 6.11, -19.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 20.05, 287.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.355, 17.105, 29.985)`
Decimal	`7106963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7193, 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 #6C7193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #6C7193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7193; }
.text { color: #6c7193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 113 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7193, #7b6c93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7193?: #6C7193 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C7193?: The RGB value is 108, 113, 147: 108 red, 113 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7193?: The complementary color is #938E6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7193?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.