What color is #6A538E?

#6A538E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A538E?

The RGB value is 106, 83, 142: 106 red, 83 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A538E?

The complementary color is #778E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A538E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A538E color

#6A538E rgb(106, 83, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A538E is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.5% green and 55.7% blue (106, 83, 142).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#6A538E color codes

HEX	`#6A538E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 83, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 42%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.92, 22.5, -29.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.92, 36.91, 307.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.919, 11.204, 27.015)`
Decimal	`6968206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A538E, 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 #6A538E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A538E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #6A538E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a538e; }
.text { color: #6a538e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a538e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 83 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a538e, #87538e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A538E?: #6A538E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A538E?: The RGB value is 106, 83, 142: 106 red, 83 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A538E?: The complementary color is #778E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A538E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.