What color is #6A539C?

#6A539C 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 #6A539C?

The RGB value is 106, 83, 156: 106 red, 83 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A539C?

The complementary color is #859C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A539C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A539C color

#6A539C rgb(106, 83, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A539C is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 32.5% green and 61.2% blue (106, 83, 156).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% 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 6.31:1).

#6A539C color codes

HEX	`#6A539C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 83, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 32.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 47%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 47%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 26.21, -36.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 44.96, 305.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.036, 11.651, 32.903)`
Decimal	`6968220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A539C, 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 #6A539C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A539C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #6A539C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a539c; }
.text { color: #6a539c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a539c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 83 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a539c, #8f539c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A539C?: #6A539C 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 #6A539C?: The RGB value is 106, 83, 156: 106 red, 83 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A539C?: The complementary color is #859C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A539C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.