What color is #6F6AAB?

#6F6AAB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6AAB?

The RGB value is 111, 106, 171: 111 red, 106 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6AAB?

The complementary color is #A6AB6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6AAB?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6AAB color

#6F6AAB rgb(111, 106, 171)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F6AAB is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 41.6% green and 67.1% blue (111, 106, 171).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#6F6AAB color codes

HEX	`#6F6AAB`
RGB	`rgb(111, 106, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 41.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 38%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, 17.71, -34.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 38.44, 297.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.058, 16.627, 40.725)`
Decimal	`7301803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6AAB, 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 #6F6AAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6AAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #6F6AAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6aab; }
.text { color: #6f6aab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6aab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 106 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6aab, #8f6aab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6F6AAB?: #6F6AAB is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6AAB?: The RGB value is 111, 106, 171: 111 red, 106 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6AAB?: The complementary color is #A6AB6A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6AAB?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.