What color is #6B50A0?

#6B50A0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B50A0?

The RGB value is 107, 80, 160: 107 red, 80 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B50A0?

The complementary color is #85A050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B50A0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B50A0 color

#6B50A0 rgb(107, 80, 160)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B50A0 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 31.4% green and 62.7% blue (107, 80, 160).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#6B50A0 color codes

HEX	`#6B50A0`
RGB	`rgb(107, 80, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 31.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 50%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 50%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.25, 29.4, -39.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.25, 49.29, 306.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.276, 11.401, 34.647)`
Decimal	`7032992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B50A0, 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 #6B50A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B50A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #6B50A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b50a0; }
.text { color: #6b50a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b50a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 80 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b50a0, #9350a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6B50A0?: #6B50A0 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B50A0?: The RGB value is 107, 80, 160: 107 red, 80 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B50A0?: The complementary color is #85A050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B50A0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.