What color is #6D7C97?

#6D7C97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D7C97?

The RGB value is 109, 124, 151: 109 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D7C97?

The complementary color is #97886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D7C97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D7C97 color

#6D7C97 rgb(109, 124, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D7C97 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 48.6% green and 59.2% blue (109, 124, 151).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#6D7C97 color codes

HEX	`#6D7C97`
RGB	`rgb(109, 124, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 48.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, 0.94, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 16.38, 273.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.099, 19.9, 32.107)`
Decimal	`7175319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D7C97, 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 #6D7C97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6D7C97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #6D7C97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d7c97; }
.text { color: #6d7c97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d7c97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 124 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d7c97, #736d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6D7C97?: #6D7C97 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D7C97?: The RGB value is 109, 124, 151: 109 red, 124 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D7C97?: The complementary color is #97886D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D7C97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.