What color is #6F678C?

#6F678C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F678C?

The RGB value is 111, 103, 140: 111 red, 103 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F678C?

The complementary color is #848C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F678C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F678C color

#6F678C rgb(111, 103, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F678C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40.4% green and 54.9% blue (111, 103, 140).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#6F678C color codes

HEX	`#6F678C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 103, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.6, 11.36, -19.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.6, 22.32, 300.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.138, 14.973, 26.846)`
Decimal	`7301004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F678C, 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 #6F678C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F678C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #6F678C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f678c; }
.text { color: #6f678c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f678c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 103 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f678c, #81678c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F678C?: #6F678C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F678C?: The RGB value is 111, 103, 140: 111 red, 103 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F678C?: The complementary color is #848C67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F678C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.