What color is #6D72B1?

#6D72B1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D72B1?

The RGB value is 109, 114, 177: 109 red, 114 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D72B1?

The complementary color is #B1AC6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D72B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D72B1 color

#6D72B1 rgb(109, 114, 177)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D72B1 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 44.7% green and 69.4% blue (109, 114, 177).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 30% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#6D72B1 color codes

HEX	`#6D72B1`
RGB	`rgb(109, 114, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 44.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 30%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 36%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, 13.97, -34.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 36.83, 292.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.258, 18.459, 44.082)`
Decimal	`7172785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D72B1, 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 #6D72B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D72B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #6D72B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d72b1; }
.text { color: #6d72b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d72b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 114 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d72b1, #8a6db1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6D72B1?: #6D72B1 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D72B1?: The RGB value is 109, 114, 177: 109 red, 114 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D72B1?: The complementary color is #B1AC6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D72B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.