What color is #6B60AE?

#6B60AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B60AE?

The RGB value is 107, 96, 174: 107 red, 96 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B60AE?

The complementary color is #A3AE60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B60AE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B60AE color

#6B60AE rgb(107, 96, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6B60AE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 37.6% green and 68.2% blue (107, 96, 174).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Simply Purple (#715BB1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6B60AE color codes

HEX	`#6B60AE`
RGB	`rgb(107, 96, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 37.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 45%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 45%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, 23.55, -40.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 46.67, 300.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.884, 14.547, 41.902)`
Decimal	`7037102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B60AE, 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 #6B60AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B60AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #6B60AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b60ae; }
.text { color: #6b60ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b60ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 96 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b60ae, #9260ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #6B60AE?: #6B60AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B60AE?: The RGB value is 107, 96, 174: 107 red, 96 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B60AE?: The complementary color is #A3AE60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B60AE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.