What color is #6D6182?

#6D6182 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D6182?

The RGB value is 109, 97, 130: 109 red, 97 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D6182?

The complementary color is #768261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D6182?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D6182 color

#6D6182 rgb(109, 97, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D6182 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 38% green and 51% blue (109, 97, 130).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#6D6182 color codes

HEX	`#6D6182`
RGB	`rgb(109, 97, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 38%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, 11.9, -16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 20.44, 305.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.61, 13.412, 22.934)`
Decimal	`7168386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D6182, 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 #6D6182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D6182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #6D6182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d6182; }
.text { color: #6d6182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d6182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 97 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d6182, #7d6182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D6182?: #6D6182 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D6182?: The RGB value is 109, 97, 130: 109 red, 97 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D6182?: The complementary color is #768261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D6182?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.