What color is #6D71A3?

#6D71A3 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 #6D71A3?

The RGB value is 109, 113, 163: 109 red, 113 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D71A3?

The complementary color is #A39F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D71A3?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D71A3 color

#6D71A3 rgb(109, 113, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D71A3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.3% green and 63.9% blue (109, 113, 163).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 23% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#6D71A3 color codes

HEX	`#6D71A3`
RGB	`rgb(109, 113, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 23%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 33%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 31%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.14, 10.67, -27.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.14, 29.36, 291.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.821, 17.705, 37.069)`
Decimal	`7172515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D71A3, 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 #6D71A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D71A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #6D71A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d71a3; }
.text { color: #6d71a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d71a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 113 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d71a3, #846da3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D71A3?: #6D71A3 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 #6D71A3?: The RGB value is 109, 113, 163: 109 red, 113 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D71A3?: The complementary color is #A39F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D71A3?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.