What color is #6E589C?

#6E589C is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E589C?

The RGB value is 110, 88, 156: 110 red, 88 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E589C?

The complementary color is #869C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E589C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E589C color

#6E589C rgb(110, 88, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E589C is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 34.5% green and 61.2% blue (110, 88, 156).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#6E589C color codes

HEX	`#6E589C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 88, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 34.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 44%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.3, 24.32, -33.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.3, 41.73, 305.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.919, 12.695, 33.058)`
Decimal	`7231644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E589C, 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 #6E589C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E589C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #6E589C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e589c; }
.text { color: #6e589c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e589c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 88 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e589c, #90589c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E589C?: #6E589C is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E589C?: The RGB value is 110, 88, 156: 110 red, 88 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E589C?: The complementary color is #869C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E589C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.