What color is #6C5275?

#6C5275 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5275?

The RGB value is 108, 82, 117: 108 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5275?

The complementary color is #5B7552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5275 color

#6C5275 rgb(108, 82, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5275 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.2% green and 45.9% blue (108, 82, 117).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#6C5275 color codes

HEX	`#6C5275`
RGB	`rgb(108, 82, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 30%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.74, 17.73, -15.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.74, 23.75, 318.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.412, 10.507, 18.2)`
Decimal	`7098997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5275, 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 #6C5275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #6C5275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5275; }
.text { color: #6c5275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 82 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5275, #75526d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5275?: #6C5275 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5275?: The RGB value is 108, 82, 117: 108 red, 82 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5275?: The complementary color is #5B7552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.