What color is #6E5689?

#6E5689 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 #6E5689?

The RGB value is 110, 86, 137: 110 red, 86 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5689?

The complementary color is #718956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5689?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5689 color

#6E5689 rgb(110, 86, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5689 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 33.7% green and 53.7% blue (110, 86, 137).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#6E5689 color codes

HEX	`#6E5689`
RGB	`rgb(110, 86, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 33.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 37%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.86, 20.68, -24.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.86, 32.24, 309.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.273, 11.777, 25.183)`
Decimal	`7231113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5689, 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 #6E5689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #6E5689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5689; }
.text { color: #6e5689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 86 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5689, #885689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E5689?: #6E5689 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 #6E5689?: The RGB value is 110, 86, 137: 110 red, 86 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5689?: The complementary color is #718956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5689?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.