What color is #6F6A9B?

#6F6A9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6A9B?

The RGB value is 111, 106, 155: 111 red, 106 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6A9B?

The complementary color is #969B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6A9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6A9B color

#6F6A9B rgb(111, 106, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F6A9B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.6% green and 60.8% blue (111, 106, 155).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#6F6A9B color codes

HEX	`#6F6A9B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 106, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.6%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 32%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.04, 13.38, -25.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.04, 29.13, 297.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.624, 16.054, 33.174)`
Decimal	`7301787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6A9B, 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 #6F6A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #6F6A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6a9b; }
.text { color: #6f6a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 106 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6a9b, #876a9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F6A9B?: #6F6A9B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6A9B?: The RGB value is 111, 106, 155: 111 red, 106 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6A9B?: The complementary color is #969B6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6A9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.