What color is #6C5A78?

#6C5A78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5A78?

The RGB value is 108, 90, 120: 108 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5A78?

The complementary color is #66785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5A78 color

#6C5A78 rgb(108, 90, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5A78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 35.3% green and 47.1% blue (108, 90, 120).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 14% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#6C5A78 color codes

HEX	`#6C5A78`
RGB	`rgb(108, 90, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 35.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 14%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 25%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.99, 13.49, -14.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.99, 19.59, 313.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.23, 11.857, 19.357)`
Decimal	`7101048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5A78, 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 #6C5A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #6C5A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5a78; }
.text { color: #6c5a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 90 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5a78, #785a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5A78?: #6C5A78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5A78?: The RGB value is 108, 90, 120: 108 red, 90 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5A78?: The complementary color is #66785A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.