What color is #6D5080?

#6D5080 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5080?

The RGB value is 109, 80, 128: 109 red, 80 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5080?

The complementary color is #638050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5080?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5080 color

#6D5080 rgb(109, 80, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5080 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.4% green and 50.2% blue (109, 80, 128).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#6D5080 color codes

HEX	`#6D5080`
RGB	`rgb(109, 80, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 38%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, 21.85, -22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 31.32, 314.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.071, 10.547, 21.765)`
Decimal	`7164032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5080, 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 #6D5080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #6D5080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5080; }
.text { color: #6d5080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 80 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5080, #80507b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D5080?: #6D5080 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5080?: The RGB value is 109, 80, 128: 109 red, 80 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5080?: The complementary color is #638050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5080?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.