What color is #6A597B?

#6A597B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A597B?

The RGB value is 106, 89, 123: 106 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A597B?

The complementary color is #6A7B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A597B?

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.

#6A597B color

#6A597B rgb(106, 89, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A597B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 34.9% green and 48.2% blue (106, 89, 123).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6A597B color codes

HEX	`#6A597B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 89, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 34.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 28%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.64, 14.09, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.64, 21.77, 310.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.091, 11.639, 20.292)`
Decimal	`6969723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A597B, 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 #6A597B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A597B 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 #6A597B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a597b; }
.text { color: #6a597b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a597b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 89 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a597b, #7b597b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A597B?: #6A597B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A597B?: The RGB value is 106, 89, 123: 106 red, 89 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A597B?: The complementary color is #6A7B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A597B?: 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.