What color is #6D5170?

#6D5170 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 #6D5170?

The RGB value is 109, 81, 112: 109 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5170?

The complementary color is #547051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5170 color

#6D5170 rgb(109, 81, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5170 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 31.8% green and 43.9% blue (109, 81, 112).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 28% 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 6.86:1).

#6D5170 color codes

HEX	`#6D5170`
RGB	`rgb(109, 81, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 31.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 28%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, 17.61, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 22.03, 323.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.173, 10.306, 16.674)`
Decimal	`7164272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5170, 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 #6D5170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #6D5170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5170; }
.text { color: #6d5170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 81 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5170, #705163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D5170?: #6D5170 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 #6D5170?: The RGB value is 109, 81, 112: 109 red, 81 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5170?: The complementary color is #547051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.