What color is #6E5876?

#6E5876 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5876?

The RGB value is 110, 88, 118: 110 red, 88 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5876?

The complementary color is #607658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5876 color

#6E5876 rgb(110, 88, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5876 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 34.5% green and 46.3% blue (110, 88, 118).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 15% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#6E5876 color codes

HEX	`#6E5876`
RGB	`rgb(110, 88, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 34.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 15%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 25%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.58, 14.99, -13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.58, 20.23, 317.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.19, 11.603, 18.681)`
Decimal	`7231606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5876, 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 #6E5876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #6E5876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5876; }
.text { color: #6e5876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 88 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5876, #76586f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6E5876?: #6E5876 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5876?: The RGB value is 110, 88, 118: 110 red, 88 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5876?: The complementary color is #607658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.