What color is #6A5770?

#6A5770 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5770?

The RGB value is 106, 87, 112: 106 red, 87 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5770?

The complementary color is #5D7057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5770?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5770 color

#6A5770 rgb(106, 87, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5770 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.1% green and 43.9% blue (106, 87, 112).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#6A5770 color codes

HEX	`#6A5770`
RGB	`rgb(106, 87, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 12.81, -11.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 17.09, 318.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.276, 11.051, 16.812)`
Decimal	`6969200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5770, 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 #6A5770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #6A5770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5770; }
.text { color: #6a5770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 87 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5770, #70576a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5770?: #6A5770 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5770?: The RGB value is 106, 87, 112: 106 red, 87 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5770?: The complementary color is #5D7057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5770?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.