What color is #6E7EA5?

#6E7EA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E7EA5?

The RGB value is 110, 126, 165: 110 red, 126 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E7EA5?

The complementary color is #A5956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E7EA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E7EA5 color

#6E7EA5 rgb(110, 126, 165)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6E7EA5 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 49.4% green and 64.7% blue (110, 126, 165).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#6E7EA5 color codes

HEX	`#6E7EA5`
RGB	`rgb(110, 126, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 49.4%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 33%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 24%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, 3.76, -22.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 23, 279.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.681, 20.953, 38.545)`
Decimal	`7241381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E7EA5, 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 #6E7EA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6E7EA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #6E7EA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e7ea5; }
.text { color: #6e7ea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e7ea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 126 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e7ea5, #796ea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E7EA5?: #6E7EA5 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E7EA5?: The RGB value is 110, 126, 165: 110 red, 126 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E7EA5?: The complementary color is #A5956E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E7EA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.