What color is #6C5378?

#6C5378 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 #6C5378?

The RGB value is 108, 83, 120: 108 red, 83 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5378?

The complementary color is #5F7853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5378?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5378 color

#6C5378 rgb(108, 83, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5378 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 32.5% green and 47.1% blue (108, 83, 120).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% 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 6.67:1).

#6C5378 color codes

HEX	`#6C5378`
RGB	`rgb(108, 83, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 32.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 31%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, 17.8, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 24.65, 316.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.667, 10.731, 19.17)`
Decimal	`7099256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5378, 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 #6C5378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #6C5378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5378; }
.text { color: #6c5378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 83 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5378, #785372); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6C5378?: #6C5378 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 #6C5378?: The RGB value is 108, 83, 120: 108 red, 83 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5378?: The complementary color is #5F7853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5378?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.