What color is #6E6991?

#6E6991 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6991?

The RGB value is 110, 105, 145: 110 red, 105 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6991?

The complementary color is #8C9169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6991?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6991 color

#6E6991 rgb(110, 105, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6991 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.2% green and 56.9% blue (110, 105, 145).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#6E6991 color codes

HEX	`#6E6991`
RGB	`rgb(110, 105, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 28%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.26, 11.07, -21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.26, 23.89, 297.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.592, 15.462, 28.893)`
Decimal	`7235985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6991, 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 #6E6991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #6E6991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6991; }
.text { color: #6e6991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 105 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6991, #826991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6991?: #6E6991 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6991?: The RGB value is 110, 105, 145: 110 red, 105 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6991?: The complementary color is #8C9169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6991?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.