What color is #6D6EE8?

#6D6EE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6EE8?

The RGB value is 109, 110, 232: 109 red, 110 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6EE8?

The complementary color is #E8E76D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6EE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6EE8 color

#6D6EE8 rgb(109, 110, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6EE8 is a light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.1% green and 91% blue (109, 110, 232).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 73% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#6D6EE8 color codes

HEX	`#6D6EE8`
RGB	`rgb(109, 110, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 73%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 53%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 53%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, 32.9, -62.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 70.36, 297.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.444, 20.228, 78.839)`
Decimal	`7171816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6EE8, 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 #6D6EE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D6EE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	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 #6D6EE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6ee8; }
.text { color: #6d6ee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6ee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 110 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6ee8, #a96de8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6D6EE8?: #6D6EE8 is a light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Medium Slate Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6EE8?: The RGB value is 109, 110, 232: 109 red, 110 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6EE8?: The complementary color is #E8E76D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6EE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.