What color is #6A557C?

#6A557C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A557C?

The RGB value is 106, 85, 124: 106 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A557C?

The complementary color is #677C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A557C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A557C color

#6A557C rgb(106, 85, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A557C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 33.3% green and 48.6% blue (106, 85, 124).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 19% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#6A557C color codes

HEX	`#6A557C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 85, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 33.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 19%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 31%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.61, 16.8, -18.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.61, 25.2, 311.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.83, 11.017, 20.515)`
Decimal	`6968700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A557C, 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 #6A557C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A557C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #6A557C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a557c; }
.text { color: #6a557c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a557c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 85 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a557c, #7c557a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6A557C?: #6A557C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A557C?: The RGB value is 106, 85, 124: 106 red, 85 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A557C?: The complementary color is #677C55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A557C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.