What color is #6F68A1?

#6F68A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F68A1?

The RGB value is 111, 104, 161: 111 red, 104 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F68A1?

The complementary color is #9AA168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F68A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F68A1 color

#6F68A1 rgb(111, 104, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F68A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 40.8% green and 63.1% blue (111, 104, 161).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 23% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#6F68A1 color codes

HEX	`#6F68A1`
RGB	`rgb(111, 104, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 40.8%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 23%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 35%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 35%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, 16.19, -29.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 33.94, 298.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.937, 15.853, 35.826)`
Decimal	`7301281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F68A1, 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 #6F68A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F68A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #6F68A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f68a1; }
.text { color: #6f68a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f68a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 104 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f68a1, #8b68a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F68A1?: #6F68A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F68A1?: The RGB value is 111, 104, 161: 111 red, 104 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F68A1?: The complementary color is #9AA168, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F68A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.