What color is #6F58A6?

#6F58A6 is a desaturated violet known as Prophet Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prophet Violet?

The RGB value is 111, 88, 166: 111 red, 88 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prophet Violet?

The complementary color is #8FA658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F58A6?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prophet Violet color: hex code #6F58A6

#6F58A6 rgb(111, 88, 166)

Shades of purple

Prophet Violet has the hex code #6F58A6. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.5% green and 65.1% blue (111, 88, 166).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 31% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

Prophet Violet (#6F58A6) color codes

HEX	`#6F58A6`
RGB	`rgb(111, 88, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 31%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 47%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 47%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 27.29, -38.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 47.47, 305.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.926, 13.112, 37.708)`
Decimal	`7297190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prophet Violet, 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 #6F58A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F58A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #6F58A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f58a6; }
.text { color: #6f58a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f58a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 88 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f58a6, #9658a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6F58A6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6F58A6?: #6F58A6 is a desaturated violet known as Prophet Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prophet Violet?: The RGB value is 111, 88, 166: 111 red, 88 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prophet Violet?: The complementary color is #8FA658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F58A6?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.