What color is #6D648F?

#6D648F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D648F?

The RGB value is 109, 100, 143: 109 red, 100 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D648F?

The complementary color is #868F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D648F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D648F color

#6D648F rgb(109, 100, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6D648F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 39.2% green and 56.1% blue (109, 100, 143).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#6D648F color codes

HEX	`#6D648F`
RGB	`rgb(109, 100, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 39.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 30%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, 13.28, -22.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 26, 300.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.821, 14.349, 27.917)`
Decimal	`7169167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D648F, 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 #6D648F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D648F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #6D648F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d648f; }
.text { color: #6d648f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d648f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 100 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d648f, #82648f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D648F?: #6D648F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D648F?: The RGB value is 109, 100, 143: 109 red, 100 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D648F?: The complementary color is #868F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D648F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.