What color is #6C5279?

#6C5279 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 #6C5279?

The RGB value is 108, 82, 121: 108 red, 82 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5279?

The complementary color is #5F7952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5279?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5279 color

#6C5279 rgb(108, 82, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5279 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.2% green and 47.5% blue (108, 82, 121).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#6C5279 color codes

HEX	`#6C5279`
RGB	`rgb(108, 82, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, 18.64, -18.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 25.92, 315.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.652, 10.603, 19.466)`
Decimal	`7099001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5279, 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 #6C5279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6C5279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5279; }
.text { color: #6c5279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 82 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5279, #795272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6C5279?: #6C5279 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 #6C5279?: The RGB value is 108, 82, 121: 108 red, 82 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5279?: The complementary color is #5F7952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5279?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.