What color is #6D6781?

#6D6781 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6781?

The RGB value is 109, 103, 129: 109 red, 103 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6781?

The complementary color is #7B8167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6781?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6781 color

#6D6781 rgb(109, 103, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6781 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 40.4% green and 50.6% blue (109, 103, 129).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6D6781 color codes

HEX	`#6D6781`
RGB	`rgb(109, 103, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 40.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 8.01, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 15.75, 300.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.119, 14.537, 22.774)`
Decimal	`7169921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6781, 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 #6D6781	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6781 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6D6781 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6781; }
.text { color: #6d6781; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6781; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 103 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6781, #7a6781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6781?: #6D6781 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6781?: The RGB value is 109, 103, 129: 109 red, 103 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6781?: The complementary color is #7B8167, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6781?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.