What color is #60556B?

#60556B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #60556B?

The RGB value is 96, 85, 107: 96 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60556B?

The complementary color is #606B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60556B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60556B color

#60556B rgb(96, 85, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #60556B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 33.3% green and 42% blue (96, 85, 107).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#60556B color codes

HEX	`#60556B`
RGB	`rgb(96, 85, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 33.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 9.19, -10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 14.31, 309.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.726, 10.045, 15.281)`
Decimal	`6313323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60556B, 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 #60556B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60556B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #60556B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60556b; }
.text { color: #60556b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60556b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 85 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60556b, #6b556b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #60556B?: #60556B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #60556B?: The RGB value is 96, 85, 107: 96 red, 85 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60556B?: The complementary color is #606B55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60556B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.