What color is #6E6992?

#6E6992 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6992?

The RGB value is 110, 105, 146: 110 red, 105 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6992?

The complementary color is #8D9269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6992?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6992 color

#6E6992 rgb(110, 105, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6992 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 41.2% green and 57.3% blue (110, 105, 146).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#6E6992 color codes

HEX	`#6E6992`
RGB	`rgb(110, 105, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 41.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, 11.33, -21.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 24.48, 297.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.669, 15.493, 29.301)`
Decimal	`7235986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6992, 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 #6E6992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #6E6992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6992; }
.text { color: #6e6992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 105 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6992, #826992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6992?: #6E6992 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6992?: The RGB value is 110, 105, 146: 110 red, 105 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6992?: The complementary color is #8D9269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6992?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.