What color is #6E5188?

#6E5188 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5188?

The RGB value is 110, 81, 136: 110 red, 81 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5188?

The complementary color is #6B8851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5188?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5188 color

#6E5188 rgb(110, 81, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5188 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 31.8% green and 53.3% blue (110, 81, 136).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#6E5188 color codes

HEX	`#6E5188`
RGB	`rgb(110, 81, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 31.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 40%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, 23.49, -26.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 35.17, 311.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.816, 10.978, 24.679)`
Decimal	`7229832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5188, 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 #6E5188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #6E5188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5188; }
.text { color: #6e5188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 81 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5188, #885187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E5188?: #6E5188 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5188?: The RGB value is 110, 81, 136: 110 red, 81 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5188?: The complementary color is #6B8851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5188?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.