What color is #6B537A?

#6B537A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B537A?

The RGB value is 107, 83, 122: 107 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B537A?

The complementary color is #627A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B537A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B537A color

#6B537A rgb(107, 83, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B537A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 32.5% green and 47.8% blue (107, 83, 122).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#6B537A color codes

HEX	`#6B537A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 83, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 32.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 32%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 32%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.1, 17.91, -18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.1, 25.62, 314.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.669, 10.718, 19.81)`
Decimal	`7033722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B537A, 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 #6B537A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B537A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #6B537A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b537a; }
.text { color: #6b537a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b537a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 83 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b537a, #7a5376); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6B537A?: #6B537A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B537A?: The RGB value is 107, 83, 122: 107 red, 83 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B537A?: The complementary color is #627A53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B537A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.