What color is #6E6F9B?

#6E6F9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6F9B?

The RGB value is 110, 111, 155: 110 red, 111 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6F9B?

The complementary color is #9B9A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6F9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6F9B color

#6E6F9B rgb(110, 111, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E6F9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 43.5% green and 60.8% blue (110, 111, 155).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#6E6F9B color codes

HEX	`#6E6F9B`
RGB	`rgb(110, 111, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 43.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 28%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, 10.04, -23.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 25.93, 292.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.03, 17.05, 33.345)`
Decimal	`7237531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6F9B, 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 #6E6F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #6E6F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6f9b; }
.text { color: #6e6f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 111 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6f9b, #846e9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6F9B?: #6E6F9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6F9B?: The RGB value is 110, 111, 155: 110 red, 111 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6F9B?: The complementary color is #9B9A6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6F9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.