What color is #6D6586?

#6D6586 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6586?

The RGB value is 109, 101, 134: 109 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6586?

The complementary color is #7E8665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6586?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6586 color

#6D6586 rgb(109, 101, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6586 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.6% green and 52.5% blue (109, 101, 134).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#6D6586 color codes

HEX	`#6D6586`
RGB	`rgb(109, 101, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.63, 10.43, -17.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.63, 20.04, 301.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.262, 14.28, 24.502)`
Decimal	`7169414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6586, 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 #6D6586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #6D6586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6586; }
.text { color: #6d6586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 101 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6586, #7d6586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D6586?: #6D6586 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6586?: The RGB value is 109, 101, 134: 109 red, 101 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6586?: The complementary color is #7E8665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6586?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.