What color is #6C5884?

#6C5884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5884?

The RGB value is 108, 88, 132: 108 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5884?

The complementary color is #708458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5884?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5884 color

#6C5884 rgb(108, 88, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5884 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 34.5% green and 51.8% blue (108, 88, 132).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#6C5884 color codes

HEX	`#6C5884`
RGB	`rgb(108, 88, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 34.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 33%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, 17.56, -21.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 27.82, 309.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.838, 11.834, 23.38)`
Decimal	`7100548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5884, 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 #6C5884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #6C5884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5884; }
.text { color: #6c5884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 88 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5884, #825884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C5884?: #6C5884 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5884?: The RGB value is 108, 88, 132: 108 red, 88 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5884?: The complementary color is #708458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5884?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.