What color is #6D7B9D?

#6D7B9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7B9D?

The RGB value is 109, 123, 157: 109 red, 123 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7B9D?

The complementary color is #9D8F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7B9D color

#6D7B9D rgb(109, 123, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D7B9D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 48.2% green and 61.6% blue (109, 123, 157).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#6D7B9D color codes

HEX	`#6D7B9D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 123, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 48.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.67, 3.09, -19.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.67, 20.18, 278.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.474, 19.851, 34.697)`
Decimal	`7175069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7B9D, 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 #6D7B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #6D7B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7b9d; }
.text { color: #6d7b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 123 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7b9d, #776d9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7B9D?: #6D7B9D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7B9D?: The RGB value is 109, 123, 157: 109 red, 123 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7B9D?: The complementary color is #9D8F6D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.