Close to Dusk Blue
#6E7390
#6E7390 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Dusk Blue. In RGB it’s made of 43.1% red, 45.1% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6E7390.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.65:1 AABlack text on this color
4.52:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.52:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6E7390 as they’d see it.
#6E7390 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6E7390
What color is #6E7390?
#6E7390 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Dusk Blue. In RGB it’s made of 43.1% red, 45.1% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 231°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #6E7390 in RGB?
#6E7390 is rgb(110, 115, 144): 110 red, 115 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6E7390 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 20, 0, 44). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6E7390?
PANTONE 7544 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6E7390?
Its complement #7A7558 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.