What color is #6E6B90?

#6E6B90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6B90?

The RGB value is 110, 107, 144: 110 red, 107 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6B90?

The complementary color is #8D906B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6B90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6B90 color

#6E6B90 rgb(110, 107, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6B90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 42% green and 56.5% blue (110, 107, 144).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#6E6B90 color codes

HEX	`#6E6B90`
RGB	`rgb(110, 107, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 42%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 26%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.77, 9.61, -19.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.77, 22.01, 295.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.721, 15.844, 28.557)`
Decimal	`7236496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6B90, 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 #6E6B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #6E6B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6b90; }
.text { color: #6e6b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 107 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6b90, #816b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6B90?: #6E6B90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6B90?: The RGB value is 110, 107, 144: 110 red, 107 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6B90?: The complementary color is #8D906B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6B90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.