What color is #6A6180?

#6A6180 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A6180?

The RGB value is 106, 97, 128: 106 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A6180?

The complementary color is #778061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A6180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A6180 color

#6A6180 rgb(106, 97, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A6180 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 38% green and 50.2% blue (106, 97, 128).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#6A6180 color codes

HEX	`#6A6180`
RGB	`rgb(106, 97, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 38%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 24%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, 10.37, -15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 19.05, 302.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.114, 13.172, 22.217)`
Decimal	`6971776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A6180, 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 #6A6180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A6180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #6A6180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a6180; }
.text { color: #6a6180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a6180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 97 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a6180, #7a6180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6A6180?: #6A6180 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A6180?: The RGB value is 106, 97, 128: 106 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A6180?: The complementary color is #778061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A6180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.