What color is #6C5C78?

#6C5C78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C5C78?

The RGB value is 108, 92, 120: 108 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C5C78?

The complementary color is #68785C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C5C78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C5C78 color

#6C5C78 rgb(108, 92, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C5C78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 36.1% green and 47.1% blue (108, 92, 120).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#6C5C78 color codes

HEX	`#6C5C78`
RGB	`rgb(108, 92, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 36.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 23%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.53, 12.26, -13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.53, 18.15, 312.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.401, 12.199, 19.414)`
Decimal	`7101560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C5C78, 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 #6C5C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C5C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #6C5C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c5c78; }
.text { color: #6c5c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c5c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 92 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c5c78, #785c76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C5C78?: #6C5C78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C5C78?: The RGB value is 108, 92, 120: 108 red, 92 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C5C78?: The complementary color is #68785C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C5C78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.