What color is #6E5D92?

#6E5D92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E5D92?

The RGB value is 110, 93, 146: 110 red, 93 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E5D92?

The complementary color is #81925D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E5D92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E5D92 color

#6E5D92 rgb(110, 93, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E5D92 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 36.5% green and 57.3% blue (110, 93, 146).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#6E5D92 color codes

HEX	`#6E5D92`
RGB	`rgb(110, 93, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 36.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 36%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, 18.65, -26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 32.56, 304.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.532, 13.219, 28.922)`
Decimal	`7232914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E5D92, 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 #6E5D92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E5D92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #6E5D92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e5d92; }
.text { color: #6e5d92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e5d92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 93 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e5d92, #885d92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E5D92?: #6E5D92 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E5D92?: The RGB value is 110, 93, 146: 110 red, 93 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E5D92?: The complementary color is #81925D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E5D92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.