What color is #6B5578?

#6B5578 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 #6B5578?

The RGB value is 107, 85, 120: 107 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5578?

The complementary color is #627855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5578?

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.

#6B5578 color

#6B5578 rgb(107, 85, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5578 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 33.3% green and 47.1% blue (107, 85, 120).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6B5578 color codes

HEX	`#6B5578`
RGB	`rgb(107, 85, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 33.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.55, 16.21, -16.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.55, 23.07, 314.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.702, 10.979, 19.216)`
Decimal	`7034232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5578, 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 #6B5578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5578 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 #6B5578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5578; }
.text { color: #6b5578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 85 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5578, #785573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B5578?: #6B5578 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 #6B5578?: The RGB value is 107, 85, 120: 107 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5578?: The complementary color is #627855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5578?: 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.