What color is #6B5784?

#6B5784 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 #6B5784?

The RGB value is 107, 87, 132: 107 red, 87 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5784?

The complementary color is #708457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5784?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5784 color

#6B5784 rgb(107, 87, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5784 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.1% green and 51.8% blue (107, 87, 132).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#6B5784 color codes

HEX	`#6B5784`
RGB	`rgb(107, 87, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 34%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.59, 17.84, -22.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.59, 28.44, 308.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.636, 11.608, 23.348)`
Decimal	`7034756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5784, 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 #6B5784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #6B5784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5784; }
.text { color: #6b5784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 87 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5784, #825784); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B5784?: #6B5784 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 #6B5784?: The RGB value is 107, 87, 132: 107 red, 87 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5784?: The complementary color is #708457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5784?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.