What color is #6D6984?

#6D6984 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6984?

The RGB value is 109, 105, 132: 109 red, 105 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6984?

The complementary color is #808469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6984?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6984 color

#6D6984 rgb(109, 105, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6984 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 41.2% green and 51.8% blue (109, 105, 132).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#6D6984 color codes

HEX	`#6D6984`
RGB	`rgb(109, 105, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 41.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 7.52, -14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 16.19, 297.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.522, 15.02, 23.907)`
Decimal	`7170436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6984, 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 #6D6984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #6D6984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6984; }
.text { color: #6d6984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 105 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6984, #7b6984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6984?: #6D6984 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6984?: The RGB value is 109, 105, 132: 109 red, 105 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6984?: The complementary color is #808469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6984?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.