What color is #6D6FA3?

#6D6FA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6FA3?

The RGB value is 109, 111, 163: 109 red, 111 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6FA3?

The complementary color is #A3A16D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6FA3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6FA3 color

#6D6FA3 rgb(109, 111, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D6FA3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.5% green and 63.9% blue (109, 111, 163).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#6D6FA3 color codes

HEX	`#6D6FA3`
RGB	`rgb(109, 111, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 32%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.59, 11.88, -28.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.59, 30.6, 292.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.6, 17.264, 36.995)`
Decimal	`7172003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6FA3, 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 #6D6FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #6D6FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6fa3; }
.text { color: #6d6fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 111 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6fa3, #866da3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D6FA3?: #6D6FA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6FA3?: The RGB value is 109, 111, 163: 109 red, 111 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6FA3?: The complementary color is #A3A16D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6FA3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.