What color is #6F5698?

#6F5698 is a desaturated violet known as Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Passion Flower?

The RGB value is 111, 86, 152: 111 red, 86 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Passion Flower?

The complementary color is #7F9856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5698?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Passion Flower color: hex code #6F5698

#6F5698 rgb(111, 86, 152)

Shades of purple

Passion Flower has the hex code #6F5698. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 33.7% green and 59.6% blue (111, 86, 152).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

Passion Flower (#6F5698) color codes

HEX	`#6F5698`
RGB	`rgb(111, 86, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 33.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 28%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 43%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 43%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.69, 24.79, -32.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.69, 40.84, 307.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.55, 12.302, 31.255)`
Decimal	`7296664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Passion Flower, 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 #6F5698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #6F5698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5698; }
.text { color: #6f5698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 86 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5698, #905698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6F5698 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6F5698?: #6F5698 is a desaturated violet known as Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Passion Flower?: The RGB value is 111, 86, 152: 111 red, 86 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Passion Flower?: The complementary color is #7F9856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5698?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.