What color is #6F688F?

#6F688F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F688F?

The RGB value is 111, 104, 143: 111 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F688F?

The complementary color is #888F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F688F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F688F color

#6F688F rgb(111, 104, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F688F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40.8% green and 56.1% blue (111, 104, 143).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#6F688F color codes

HEX	`#6F688F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 104, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.99, 11.5, -20.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.99, 23.41, 299.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.463, 15.263, 28.06)`
Decimal	`7301263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F688F, 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 #6F688F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F688F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #6F688F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f688f; }
.text { color: #6f688f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f688f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 104 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f688f, #83688f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F688F?: #6F688F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F688F?: The RGB value is 111, 104, 143: 111 red, 104 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F688F?: The complementary color is #888F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F688F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.