What color is #6D7094?

#6D7094 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 #6D7094?

The RGB value is 109, 112, 148: 109 red, 112 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7094?

The complementary color is #94916D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7094?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7094 color

#6D7094 rgb(109, 112, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D7094 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 43.9% green and 58% blue (109, 112, 148).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#6D7094 color codes

HEX	`#6D7094`
RGB	`rgb(109, 112, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 43.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 24%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.23, 7.29, -19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.23, 21.22, 290.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.445, 16.977, 30.369)`
Decimal	`7172244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7094, 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 #6D7094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #6D7094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7094; }
.text { color: #6d7094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 112 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7094, #7d6d94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D7094?: #6D7094 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 #6D7094?: The RGB value is 109, 112, 148: 109 red, 112 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7094?: The complementary color is #94916D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7094?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.