What color is #6E5C86?

#6E5C86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5C86?

The RGB value is 110, 92, 134: 110 red, 92 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5C86?

The complementary color is #74865C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5C86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5C86 color

#6E5C86 rgb(110, 92, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5C86 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 36.1% green and 52.5% blue (110, 92, 134).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#6E5C86 color codes

HEX	`#6E5C86`
RGB	`rgb(110, 92, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 36.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, 16.27, -20.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 26.32, 308.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.56, 12.691, 24.232)`
Decimal	`7232646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5C86, 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 #6E5C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #6E5C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5c86; }
.text { color: #6e5c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 92 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5c86, #835c86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E5C86?: #6E5C86 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5C86?: The RGB value is 110, 92, 134: 110 red, 92 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5C86?: The complementary color is #74865C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5C86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.