What color is #6D6B85?

#6D6B85 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 #6D6B85?

The RGB value is 109, 107, 133: 109 red, 107 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6B85?

The complementary color is #83856B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6B85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6B85 color

#6D6B85 rgb(109, 107, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6B85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42% green and 52.2% blue (109, 107, 133).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6D6B85 color codes

HEX	`#6D6B85`
RGB	`rgb(109, 107, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.26, 6.55, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.26, 15.49, 295.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.797, 15.46, 24.338)`
Decimal	`7170949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6B85, 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 #6D6B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #6D6B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6b85; }
.text { color: #6d6b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 107 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6b85, #7a6b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D6B85?: #6D6B85 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 #6D6B85?: The RGB value is 109, 107, 133: 109 red, 107 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6B85?: The complementary color is #83856B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6B85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.