What color is #6B6186?

#6B6186 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 #6B6186?

The RGB value is 107, 97, 134: 107 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6186?

The complementary color is #7C8661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6186 color

#6B6186 rgb(107, 97, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B6186 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38% green and 52.5% blue (107, 97, 134).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6B6186 color codes

HEX	`#6B6186`
RGB	`rgb(107, 97, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 28%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.35, 12.19, -19.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.35, 22.64, 302.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.64, 13.396, 24.364)`
Decimal	`7037318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6186, 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 #6B6186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #6B6186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6186; }
.text { color: #6b6186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 97 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6186, #7e6186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B6186?: #6B6186 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 #6B6186?: The RGB value is 107, 97, 134: 107 red, 97 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6186?: The complementary color is #7C8661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.