What color is #6E72AF?

#6E72AF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E72AF?

The RGB value is 110, 114, 175: 110 red, 114 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E72AF?

The complementary color is #AFAB6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E72AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E72AF color

#6E72AF rgb(110, 114, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E72AF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 44.7% green and 68.6% blue (110, 114, 175).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 29% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#6E72AF color codes

HEX	`#6E72AF`
RGB	`rgb(110, 114, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 44.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 29%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 35%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 13.69, -32.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 35.67, 292.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.183, 18.444, 43.046)`
Decimal	`7238319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E72AF, 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 #6E72AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E72AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	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 #6E72AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e72af; }
.text { color: #6e72af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e72af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 114 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e72af, #8b6eaf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6E72AF?: #6E72AF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E72AF?: The RGB value is 110, 114, 175: 110 red, 114 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E72AF?: The complementary color is #AFAB6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E72AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.