What color is #6C5285?

#6C5285 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5285?

The RGB value is 108, 82, 133: 108 red, 82 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5285?

The complementary color is #6B8552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5285?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5285 color

#6C5285 rgb(108, 82, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5285 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.2% green and 52.2% blue (108, 82, 133).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#6C5285 color codes

HEX	`#6C5285`
RGB	`rgb(108, 82, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 38%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.44, 21.49, -24.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.44, 32.61, 311.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.434, 10.916, 23.585)`
Decimal	`7099013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5285, 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 #6C5285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6C5285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5285; }
.text { color: #6c5285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 82 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5285, #855285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C5285?: #6C5285 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5285?: The RGB value is 108, 82, 133: 108 red, 82 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5285?: The complementary color is #6B8552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5285?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.