What color is #6B5785?

#6B5785 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 #6B5785?

The RGB value is 107, 87, 133: 107 red, 87 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5785?

The complementary color is #718557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5785?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5785 color

#6B5785 rgb(107, 87, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5785 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.1% green and 52.2% blue (107, 87, 133).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 35% 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 6.31:1).

#6B5785 color codes

HEX	`#6B5785`
RGB	`rgb(107, 87, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 35%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, 18.09, -22.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 29.01, 308.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.704, 11.636, 23.71)`
Decimal	`7034757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5785, 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 #6B5785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #6B5785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5785; }
.text { color: #6b5785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 87 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5785, #825785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B5785?: #6B5785 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 #6B5785?: The RGB value is 107, 87, 133: 107 red, 87 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5785?: The complementary color is #718557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5785?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.