What color is #6B5384?

#6B5384 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5384?

The RGB value is 107, 83, 132: 107 red, 83 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5384?

The complementary color is #6C8453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5384?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5384 color

#6B5384 rgb(107, 83, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5384 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 32.5% green and 51.8% blue (107, 83, 132).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#6B5384 color codes

HEX	`#6B5384`
RGB	`rgb(107, 83, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 32.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, 20.3, -23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 31.26, 310.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.321, 10.978, 23.243)`
Decimal	`7033732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5384, 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 #6B5384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #6B5384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5384; }
.text { color: #6b5384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 83 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5384, #835384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B5384?: #6B5384 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5384?: The RGB value is 107, 83, 132: 107 red, 83 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5384?: The complementary color is #6C8453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5384?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.