What color is #6D577B?

#6D577B 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 #6D577B?

The RGB value is 109, 87, 123: 109 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D577B?

The complementary color is #657B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D577B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D577B color

#6D577B rgb(109, 87, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D577B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 34.1% green and 48.2% blue (109, 87, 123).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#6D577B color codes

HEX	`#6D577B`
RGB	`rgb(109, 87, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 34.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 16.38, -16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 23.55, 314.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.289, 11.498, 20.254)`
Decimal	`7165819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D577B, 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 #6D577B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D577B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #6D577B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d577b; }
.text { color: #6d577b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d577b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 87 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d577b, #7b5777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D577B?: #6D577B 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 #6D577B?: The RGB value is 109, 87, 123: 109 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D577B?: The complementary color is #657B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D577B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.