What color is #6C7194?

#6C7194 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 #6C7194?

The RGB value is 108, 113, 148: 108 red, 113 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C7194?

The complementary color is #948F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C7194?

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

#6C7194 color

#6C7194 rgb(108, 113, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6C7194 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 44.3% green and 58% blue (108, 113, 148).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 16% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C7194 color codes

HEX	`#6C7194`
RGB	`rgb(108, 113, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 44.3%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 16%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 27%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, 6.37, -19.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 20.64, 287.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.433, 17.136, 30.4)`
Decimal	`7106964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C7194, 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 #6C7194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C7194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #6C7194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c7194; }
.text { color: #6c7194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c7194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 113 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c7194, #7b6c94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6C7194?: #6C7194 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 #6C7194?: The RGB value is 108, 113, 148: 108 red, 113 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C7194?: The complementary color is #948F6C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C7194?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.