What color is #6B637E?

#6B637E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B637E?

The RGB value is 107, 99, 126: 107 red, 99 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B637E?

The complementary color is #767E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B637E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B637E color

#6B637E rgb(107, 99, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B637E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 38.8% green and 49.4% blue (107, 99, 126).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#6B637E color codes

HEX	`#6B637E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 99, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 38.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 21%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 9.02, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 16.57, 302.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.29, 13.556, 21.598)`
Decimal	`7037822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B637E, 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 #6B637E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B637E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #6B637E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b637e; }
.text { color: #6b637e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b637e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 99 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b637e, #79637e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B637E?: #6B637E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B637E?: The RGB value is 107, 99, 126: 107 red, 99 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B637E?: The complementary color is #767E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B637E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.