What color is #6F71A1?

#6F71A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F71A1?

The RGB value is 111, 113, 161: 111 red, 113 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F71A1?

The complementary color is #A19F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F71A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F71A1 color

#6F71A1 rgb(111, 113, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F71A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 44.3% green and 63.1% blue (111, 113, 161).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 21% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#6F71A1 color codes

HEX	`#6F71A1`
RGB	`rgb(111, 113, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 44.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 21%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 31%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 30%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.21, 10.74, -26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.21, 28.18, 292.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.892, 17.762, 36.144)`
Decimal	`7303585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F71A1, 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 #6F71A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F71A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #6F71A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f71a1; }
.text { color: #6f71a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f71a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 113 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f71a1, #866fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F71A1?: #6F71A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F71A1?: The RGB value is 111, 113, 161: 111 red, 113 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F71A1?: The complementary color is #A19F6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F71A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.