What color is #6D5C92?

#6D5C92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5C92?

The RGB value is 109, 92, 146: 109 red, 92 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5C92?

The complementary color is #81925C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5C92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5C92 color

#6D5C92 rgb(109, 92, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5C92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.1% green and 57.3% blue (109, 92, 146).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 23% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#6D5C92 color codes

HEX	`#6D5C92`
RGB	`rgb(109, 92, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 23%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 37%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.73, 18.95, -27.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.73, 33.19, 304.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.321, 12.981, 28.887)`
Decimal	`7167122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5C92, 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 #6D5C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #6D5C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5c92; }
.text { color: #6d5c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 92 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5c92, #885c92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D5C92?: #6D5C92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5C92?: The RGB value is 109, 92, 146: 109 red, 92 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5C92?: The complementary color is #81925C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5C92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.