What color is #6D5070?

#6D5070 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5070?

The RGB value is 109, 80, 112: 109 red, 80 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5070?

The complementary color is #537050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5070?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5070 color

#6D5070 rgb(109, 80, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5070 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.4% green and 43.9% blue (109, 80, 112).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#6D5070 color codes

HEX	`#6D5070`
RGB	`rgb(109, 80, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.13, 18.22, -13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.13, 22.76, 323.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.1, 10.159, 16.65)`
Decimal	`7164016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5070, 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 #6D5070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #6D5070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5070; }
.text { color: #6d5070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 80 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5070, #705063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D5070?: #6D5070 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5070?: The RGB value is 109, 80, 112: 109 red, 80 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5070?: The complementary color is #537050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5070?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.