What color is #675178?

#675178 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675178?

The RGB value is 103, 81, 120: 103 red, 81 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675178?

The complementary color is #627851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675178?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675178 color

#675178 rgb(103, 81, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #675178 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 31.8% green and 47.1% blue (103, 81, 120).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#675178 color codes

HEX	`#675178`
RGB	`rgb(103, 81, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 31.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 33%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, 17.27, -18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 25.48, 312.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.926, 10.125, 19.092)`
Decimal	`6771064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675178, 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 #675178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #675178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675178; }
.text { color: #675178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 81 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675178, #785176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #675178?: #675178 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675178?: The RGB value is 103, 81, 120: 103 red, 81 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675178?: The complementary color is #627851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675178?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.