What color is #6E6798?

#6E6798 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6798?

The RGB value is 110, 103, 152: 110 red, 103 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6798?

The complementary color is #919867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6798?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6798 color

#6E6798 rgb(110, 103, 152)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6798 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.4% green and 59.6% blue (110, 103, 152).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6E6798 color codes

HEX	`#6E6798`
RGB	`rgb(110, 103, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.02, 14.1, -25.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.02, 29.32, 298.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.947, 15.282, 31.757)`
Decimal	`7235480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6798, 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 #6E6798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #6E6798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6798; }
.text { color: #6e6798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 103 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6798, #866798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6798?: #6E6798 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6798?: The RGB value is 110, 103, 152: 110 red, 103 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6798?: The complementary color is #919867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6798?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.