What color is #6D617C?

#6D617C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D617C?

The RGB value is 109, 97, 124: 109 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D617C?

The complementary color is #707C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D617C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D617C color

#6D617C rgb(109, 97, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D617C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 38% green and 48.6% blue (109, 97, 124).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#6D617C color codes

HEX	`#6D617C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 97, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 38%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.15, 10.49, -13.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.15, 16.97, 308.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.219, 13.256, 20.874)`
Decimal	`7168380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D617C, 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 #6D617C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D617C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #6D617C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d617c; }
.text { color: #6d617c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d617c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 97 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d617c, #7b617c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D617C?: #6D617C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D617C?: The RGB value is 109, 97, 124: 109 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D617C?: The complementary color is #707C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D617C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.