What color is #6D6D99?

#6D6D99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6D99?

The RGB value is 109, 109, 153: 109 red, 109 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6D99?

The complementary color is #99996D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6D99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6D99 color

#6D6D99 rgb(109, 109, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6D99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 42.7% green and 60% blue (109, 109, 153).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#6D6D99 color codes

HEX	`#6D6D99`
RGB	`rgb(109, 109, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 42.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 29%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, 10.4, -23.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 26.01, 293.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.524, 16.488, 32.39)`
Decimal	`7171481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6D99, 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 #6D6D99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6D99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #6D6D99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6d99; }
.text { color: #6d6d99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6d99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 109 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6d99, #836d99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D6D99?: #6D6D99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6D99?: The RGB value is 109, 109, 153: 109 red, 109 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6D99?: The complementary color is #99996D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6D99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.