What color is #6D6696?

#6D6696 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6696?

The RGB value is 109, 102, 150: 109 red, 102 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6696?

The complementary color is #8F9666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6696?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6696 color

#6D6696 rgb(109, 102, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6696 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40% green and 58.8% blue (109, 102, 150).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#6D6696 color codes

HEX	`#6D6696`
RGB	`rgb(109, 102, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 32%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 13.87, -25.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 28.78, 298.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.562, 14.956, 30.862)`
Decimal	`7169686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6696, 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 #6D6696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #6D6696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6696; }
.text { color: #6d6696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 102 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6696, #856696); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D6696?: #6D6696 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6696?: The RGB value is 109, 102, 150: 109 red, 102 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6696?: The complementary color is #8F9666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6696?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.