What color is #6E5179?

#6E5179 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5179?

The RGB value is 110, 81, 121: 110 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5179?

The complementary color is #5C7951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5179 color

#6E5179 rgb(110, 81, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5179 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31.8% green and 47.5% blue (110, 81, 121).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#6E5179 color codes

HEX	`#6E5179`
RGB	`rgb(110, 81, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 33%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 33%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.86, 19.96, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.86, 26.91, 317.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.824, 10.581, 19.452)`
Decimal	`7229817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5179, 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 #6E5179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #6E5179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5179; }
.text { color: #6e5179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 81 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5179, #795170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E5179?: #6E5179 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5179?: The RGB value is 110, 81, 121: 110 red, 81 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5179?: The complementary color is #5C7951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.