What color is #6B577B?

#6B577B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B577B?

The RGB value is 107, 87, 123: 107 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B577B?

The complementary color is #677B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B577B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B577B color

#6B577B rgb(107, 87, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B577B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.1% green and 48.2% blue (107, 87, 123).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#6B577B color codes

HEX	`#6B577B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 87, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 15.68, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 23.31, 312.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.046, 11.372, 20.243)`
Decimal	`7034747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B577B, 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 #6B577B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B577B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #6B577B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b577b; }
.text { color: #6b577b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b577b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 87 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b577b, #7b5779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6B577B?: #6B577B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B577B?: The RGB value is 107, 87, 123: 107 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B577B?: The complementary color is #677B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B577B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.