What color is #6E6882?

#6E6882 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6882?

The RGB value is 110, 104, 130: 110 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6882?

The complementary color is #7C8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6882?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6882 color

#6E6882 rgb(110, 104, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6882 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.8% green and 51% blue (110, 104, 130).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#6E6882 color codes

HEX	`#6E6882`
RGB	`rgb(110, 104, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 8, -13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 15.72, 300.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.409, 14.827, 23.165)`
Decimal	`7235714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6882, 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 #6E6882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #6E6882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6882; }
.text { color: #6e6882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 104 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6882, #7b6882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6882?: #6E6882 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6882?: The RGB value is 110, 104, 130: 110 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6882?: The complementary color is #7C8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6882?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.