What color is #6D5D86?

#6D5D86 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 #6D5D86?

The RGB value is 109, 93, 134: 109 red, 93 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5D86?

The complementary color is #76865D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5D86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5D86 color

#6D5D86 rgb(109, 93, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5D86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.5% green and 52.5% blue (109, 93, 134).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#6D5D86 color codes

HEX	`#6D5D86`
RGB	`rgb(109, 93, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 31%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.46, 15.32, -20.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.46, 25.54, 306.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.523, 12.801, 24.255)`
Decimal	`7167366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5D86, 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 #6D5D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #6D5D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5d86; }
.text { color: #6d5d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 93 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5d86, #825d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D5D86?: #6D5D86 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 #6D5D86?: The RGB value is 109, 93, 134: 109 red, 93 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5D86?: The complementary color is #76865D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5D86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.