What color is #6D5486?

#6D5486 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 #6D5486?

The RGB value is 109, 84, 134: 109 red, 84 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5486?

The complementary color is #6D8654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5486?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5486 color

#6D5486 rgb(109, 84, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5486 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 32.9% green and 52.5% blue (109, 84, 134).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#6D5486 color codes

HEX	`#6D5486`
RGB	`rgb(109, 84, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 32.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 37%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.1, 20.84, -24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.1, 31.86, 310.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.779, 11.313, 24.007)`
Decimal	`7165062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5486, 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 #6D5486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #6D5486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5486; }
.text { color: #6d5486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 84 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5486, #865486); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D5486?: #6D5486 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 #6D5486?: The RGB value is 109, 84, 134: 109 red, 84 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5486?: The complementary color is #6D8654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5486?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.