What color is #6C5B80?

#6C5B80 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 #6C5B80?

The RGB value is 108, 91, 128: 108 red, 91 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5B80?

The complementary color is #6F805B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5B80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5B80 color

#6C5B80 rgb(108, 91, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5B80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 35.7% green and 50.2% blue (108, 91, 128).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#6C5B80 color codes

HEX	`#6C5B80`
RGB	`rgb(108, 91, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 35.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 29%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 29%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.58, 14.75, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.58, 23.41, 309.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.821, 12.229, 22.05)`
Decimal	`7101312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5B80, 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 #6C5B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #6C5B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5b80; }
.text { color: #6c5b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 91 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5b80, #7f5b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C5B80?: #6C5B80 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 #6C5B80?: The RGB value is 108, 91, 128: 108 red, 91 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5B80?: The complementary color is #6F805B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5B80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.