What color is #6D5D7F?

#6D5D7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5D7F?

The RGB value is 109, 93, 127: 109 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5D7F?

The complementary color is #6F7F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5D7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5D7F color

#6D5D7F rgb(109, 93, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5D7F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.5% green and 49.8% blue (109, 93, 127).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 15% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#6D5D7F color codes

HEX	`#6D5D7F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 93, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 15%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 27%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 13.63, -16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 21.52, 309.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.051, 12.612, 21.769)`
Decimal	`7167359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5D7F, 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 #6D5D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #6D5D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5d7f; }
.text { color: #6d5d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 93 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5d7f, #7e5d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D5D7F?: #6D5D7F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5D7F?: The RGB value is 109, 93, 127: 109 red, 93 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5D7F?: The complementary color is #6F7F5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5D7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.