What color is #6E679C?

#6E679C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E679C?

The RGB value is 110, 103, 156: 110 red, 103 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E679C?

The complementary color is #959C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E679C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E679C color

#6E679C rgb(110, 103, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E679C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.4% green and 61.2% blue (110, 103, 156).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#6E679C color codes

HEX	`#6E679C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 103, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 34%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.2, 15.16, -27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.2, 31.66, 298.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.28, 15.415, 33.511)`
Decimal	`7235484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E679C, 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 #6E679C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E679C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #6E679C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e679c; }
.text { color: #6e679c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e679c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 103 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e679c, #88679c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E679C?: #6E679C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E679C?: The RGB value is 110, 103, 156: 110 red, 103 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E679C?: The complementary color is #959C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E679C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.