What color is #6F7FA9?

#6F7FA9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F7FA9?

The RGB value is 111, 127, 169: 111 red, 127 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F7FA9?

The complementary color is #A9996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F7FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F7FA9 color

#6F7FA9 rgb(111, 127, 169)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F7FA9 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 49.8% green and 66.3% blue (111, 127, 169).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 25% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#6F7FA9 color codes

HEX	`#6F7FA9`
RGB	`rgb(111, 127, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 49.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 25%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 34%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 25%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 4.55, -24.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 24.64, 280.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.304, 21.422, 40.541)`
Decimal	`7307177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F7FA9, 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 #6F7FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#6F7FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #6F7FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f7fa9; }
.text { color: #6f7fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f7fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 127 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f7fa9, #7c6fa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F7FA9?: #6F7FA9 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F7FA9?: The RGB value is 111, 127, 169: 111 red, 127 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F7FA9?: The complementary color is #A9996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F7FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.