What color is #6E678A?

#6E678A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E678A?

The RGB value is 110, 103, 138: 110 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E678A?

The complementary color is #838A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E678A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E678A color

#6E678A rgb(110, 103, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E678A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.4% green and 54.1% blue (110, 103, 138).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#6E678A color codes

HEX	`#6E678A`
RGB	`rgb(110, 103, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 25%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.43, 10.53, -18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.43, 21.1, 299.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.867, 14.85, 26.07)`
Decimal	`7235466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E678A, 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 #6E678A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E678A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #6E678A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e678a; }
.text { color: #6e678a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e678a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 103 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e678a, #7f678a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E678A?: #6E678A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E678A?: The RGB value is 110, 103, 138: 110 red, 103 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E678A?: The complementary color is #838A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E678A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.