What color is #6A5881?

#6A5881 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 #6A5881?

The RGB value is 106, 88, 129: 106 red, 88 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5881?

The complementary color is #6F8158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5881?

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.

#6A5881 color

#6A5881 rgb(106, 88, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5881 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.5% green and 50.6% blue (106, 88, 129).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#6A5881 color codes

HEX	`#6A5881`
RGB	`rgb(106, 88, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 32%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, 16.15, -20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 25.92, 308.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.395, 11.629, 22.303)`
Decimal	`6969473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5881, 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 #6A5881	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5881 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 #6A5881 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5881; }
.text { color: #6a5881; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5881; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 88 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5881, #7f5881); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A5881?: #6A5881 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 #6A5881?: The RGB value is 106, 88, 129: 106 red, 88 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5881?: The complementary color is #6F8158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5881?: 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.