What color is #6E5282?

#6E5282 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5282?

The RGB value is 110, 82, 130: 110 red, 82 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5282?

The complementary color is #668252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5282?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5282 color

#6E5282 rgb(110, 82, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5282 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 32.2% green and 51% blue (110, 82, 130).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#6E5282 color codes

HEX	`#6E5282`
RGB	`rgb(110, 82, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 32.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.52, 21.43, -22.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.52, 31.12, 313.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.476, 10.961, 22.521)`
Decimal	`7230082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5282, 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 #6E5282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #6E5282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5282; }
.text { color: #6e5282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 82 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5282, #82527e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E5282?: #6E5282 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5282?: The RGB value is 110, 82, 130: 110 red, 82 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5282?: The complementary color is #668252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5282?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.