What color is #6A3985?

#6A3985 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A3985?

The RGB value is 106, 57, 133: 106 red, 57 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A3985?

The complementary color is #548539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A3985?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A3985 color

#6A3985 rgb(106, 57, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A3985 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 22.4% green and 52.2% blue (106, 57, 133).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733C8E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#6A3985 color codes

HEX	`#6A3985`
RGB	`rgb(106, 57, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 22.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 57%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 57%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.32, 35.73, -34.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.32, 49.44, 316.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.64, 7.684, 23.056)`
Decimal	`6961541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A3985, 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 #6A3985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A3985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6A3985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a3985; }
.text { color: #6a3985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a3985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 57 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a3985, #85397a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A3985?: #6A3985 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A3985?: The RGB value is 106, 57, 133: 106 red, 57 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A3985?: The complementary color is #548539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A3985?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.