What color is #6D5E7A?

#6D5E7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D5E7A?

The RGB value is 109, 94, 122: 109 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D5E7A?

The complementary color is #6B7A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D5E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D5E7A color

#6D5E7A rgb(109, 94, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D5E7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 36.9% green and 47.8% blue (109, 94, 122).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#6D5E7A color codes

HEX	`#6D5E7A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 94, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 36.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 23%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 23%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, 11.86, -13.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 17.96, 311.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.822, 12.662, 20.124)`
Decimal	`7167610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D5E7A, 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 #6D5E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D5E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #6D5E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d5e7a; }
.text { color: #6d5e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d5e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 94 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d5e7a, #7a5e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D5E7A?: #6D5E7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D5E7A?: The RGB value is 109, 94, 122: 109 red, 94 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D5E7A?: The complementary color is #6B7A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D5E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.