What color is #6D7596?

#6D7596 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7596?

The RGB value is 109, 117, 150: 109 red, 117 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7596?

The complementary color is #968E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7596 color

#6D7596 rgb(109, 117, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D7596 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 45.9% green and 58.8% blue (109, 117, 150).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#6D7596 color codes

HEX	`#6D7596`
RGB	`rgb(109, 117, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 45.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 22%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.71, 4.82, -18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.71, 19.45, 284.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.172, 18.175, 31.399)`
Decimal	`7173526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7596, 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 #6D7596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D7596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #6D7596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7596; }
.text { color: #6d7596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 117 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7596, #796d96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7596?: #6D7596 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7596?: The RGB value is 109, 117, 150: 109 red, 117 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7596?: The complementary color is #968E6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.