What color is #6A5E81?

#6A5E81 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 #6A5E81?

The RGB value is 106, 94, 129: 106 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A5E81?

The complementary color is #75815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A5E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A5E81 color

#6A5E81 rgb(106, 94, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A5E81 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 36.9% green and 50.6% blue (106, 94, 129).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#6A5E81 color codes

HEX	`#6A5E81`
RGB	`rgb(106, 94, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 36.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, 12.45, -17.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 21.71, 305)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.908, 12.655, 22.474)`
Decimal	`6971009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A5E81, 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 #6A5E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A5E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #6A5E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a5e81; }
.text { color: #6a5e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a5e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 94 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a5e81, #7c5e81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6A5E81?: #6A5E81 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 #6A5E81?: The RGB value is 106, 94, 129: 106 red, 94 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A5E81?: The complementary color is #75815E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A5E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.