What color is #6E6F92?

#6E6F92 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 #6E6F92?

The RGB value is 110, 111, 146: 110 red, 111 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6F92?

The complementary color is #92916E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6F92?

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.

#6E6F92 color

#6E6F92 rgb(110, 111, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6F92 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.5% green and 57.3% blue (110, 111, 146).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6E6F92 color codes

HEX	`#6E6F92`
RGB	`rgb(110, 111, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.95, 7.7, -19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.95, 20.66, 291.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.302, 16.759, 29.512)`
Decimal	`7237522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6F92, 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 #6E6F92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6F92 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 #6E6F92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6f92; }
.text { color: #6e6f92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6f92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 111 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6f92, #7f6e92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6F92?: #6E6F92 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 #6E6F92?: The RGB value is 110, 111, 146: 110 red, 111 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6F92?: The complementary color is #92916E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6F92?: 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.