What color is #6A5891?

#6A5891 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A5891?

The RGB value is 106, 88, 145: 106 red, 88 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5891?

The complementary color is #7F9158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5891?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5891 color

#6A5891 rgb(106, 88, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5891 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.5% green and 56.9% blue (106, 88, 145).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#6A5891 color codes

HEX	`#6A5891`
RGB	`rgb(106, 88, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 39%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 39%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, 20.21, -28.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 35.2, 305.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.543, 12.088, 28.35)`
Decimal	`6969489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5891, 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 #6A5891	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5891 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #6A5891 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5891; }
.text { color: #6a5891; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5891; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 88 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5891, #875891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A5891?: #6A5891 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A5891?: The RGB value is 106, 88, 145: 106 red, 88 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5891?: The complementary color is #7F9158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5891?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.