What color is #6A5774?

#6A5774 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5774?

The RGB value is 106, 87, 116: 106 red, 87 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5774?

The complementary color is #617457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5774 color

#6A5774 rgb(106, 87, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5774 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.1% green and 45.5% blue (106, 87, 116).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#6A5774 color codes

HEX	`#6A5774`
RGB	`rgb(106, 87, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 25%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.82, 13.7, -13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.82, 19.27, 315.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.504, 11.142, 18.011)`
Decimal	`6969204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5774, 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 #6A5774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #6A5774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5774; }
.text { color: #6a5774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 87 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5774, #745770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A5774?: #6A5774 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5774?: The RGB value is 106, 87, 116: 106 red, 87 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5774?: The complementary color is #617457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.