What color is #6E6F91?

#6E6F91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6F91?

The RGB value is 110, 111, 145: 110 red, 111 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6F91?

The complementary color is #91906E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6F91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6F91 color

#6E6F91 rgb(110, 111, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6F91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.5% green and 56.9% blue (110, 111, 145).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#6E6F91 color codes

HEX	`#6E6F91`
RGB	`rgb(110, 111, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 24%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 23%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.92, 7.45, -18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.92, 20.07, 291.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.224, 16.728, 29.104)`
Decimal	`7237521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6F91, 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 #6E6F91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6F91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #6E6F91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6f91; }
.text { color: #6e6f91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6f91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 111 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6f91, #7e6e91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6F91?: #6E6F91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6F91?: The RGB value is 110, 111, 145: 110 red, 111 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6F91?: The complementary color is #91906E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6F91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.