What color is #6D5C83?

#6D5C83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5C83?

The RGB value is 109, 92, 131: 109 red, 92 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5C83?

The complementary color is #72835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5C83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5C83 color

#6D5C83 rgb(109, 92, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5C83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.1% green and 51.4% blue (109, 92, 131).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#6D5C83 color codes

HEX	`#6D5C83`
RGB	`rgb(109, 92, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.07, 15.2, -19.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.07, 24.52, 308.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.23, 12.544, 23.14)`
Decimal	`7167107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5C83, 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 #6D5C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #6D5C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5c83; }
.text { color: #6d5c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 92 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5c83, #815c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D5C83?: #6D5C83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5C83?: The RGB value is 109, 92, 131: 109 red, 92 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5C83?: The complementary color is #72835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5C83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.