What color is #6B5790?

#6B5790 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B5790?

The RGB value is 107, 87, 144: 107 red, 87 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B5790?

The complementary color is #7C9057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B5790?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B5790 color

#6B5790 rgb(107, 87, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B5790 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 34.1% green and 56.5% blue (107, 87, 144).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#6B5790 color codes

HEX	`#6B5790`
RGB	`rgb(107, 87, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 34.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 40%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 40%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.15, 20.88, -28.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.15, 35.36, 306.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.504, 11.956, 27.924)`
Decimal	`7034768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B5790, 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 #6B5790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B5790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #6B5790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b5790; }
.text { color: #6b5790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b5790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 87 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b5790, #885790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B5790?: #6B5790 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B5790?: The RGB value is 107, 87, 144: 107 red, 87 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B5790?: The complementary color is #7C9057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B5790?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.