What color is #6E66AA?

#6E66AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E66AA?

The RGB value is 110, 102, 170: 110 red, 102 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E66AA?

The complementary color is #A2AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E66AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E66AA color

#6E66AA rgb(110, 102, 170)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E66AA is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40% green and 66.7% blue (110, 102, 170).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 29% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#6E66AA color codes

HEX	`#6E66AA`
RGB	`rgb(110, 102, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 29%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 40%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.6, 19.58, -35.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.6, 40.46, 298.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.436, 15.72, 40.085)`
Decimal	`7235242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E66AA, 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 #6E66AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E66AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	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 #6E66AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e66aa; }
.text { color: #6e66aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e66aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 102 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e66aa, #9066aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6E66AA?: #6E66AA is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E66AA?: The RGB value is 110, 102, 170: 110 red, 102 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E66AA?: The complementary color is #A2AA66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E66AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.