What color is #6D537C?

#6D537C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D537C?

The RGB value is 109, 83, 124: 109 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D537C?

The complementary color is #627C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D537C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D537C color

#6D537C rgb(109, 83, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D537C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.5% green and 48.6% blue (109, 83, 124).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#6D537C color codes

HEX	`#6D537C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 83, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 33%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 33%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, 19.07, -19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 26.97, 314.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.037, 10.893, 20.481)`
Decimal	`7164796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D537C, 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 #6D537C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D537C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6D537C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d537c; }
.text { color: #6d537c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d537c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 83 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d537c, #7c5377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D537C?: #6D537C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D537C?: The RGB value is 109, 83, 124: 109 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D537C?: The complementary color is #627C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D537C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.