What color is #6B5574?

#6B5574 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5574?

The RGB value is 107, 85, 116: 107 red, 85 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5574?

The complementary color is #5E7455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5574?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5574 color

#6B5574 rgb(107, 85, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5574 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.3% green and 45.5% blue (107, 85, 116).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 15% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#6B5574 color codes

HEX	`#6B5574`
RGB	`rgb(107, 85, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 15%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 27%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 27%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.38, 15.3, -14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.38, 20.87, 317.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.464, 10.884, 17.964)`
Decimal	`7034228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5574, 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 #6B5574	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5574 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6B5574 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5574; }
.text { color: #6b5574; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5574; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 85 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5574, #74556e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5574?: #6B5574 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5574?: The RGB value is 107, 85, 116: 107 red, 85 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5574?: The complementary color is #5E7455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5574?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.