What color is #6E6085?

#6E6085 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 #6E6085?

The RGB value is 110, 96, 133: 110 red, 96 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6085?

The complementary color is #778560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6085?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6085 color

#6E6085 rgb(110, 96, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E6085 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 37.6% green and 52.2% blue (110, 96, 133).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#6E6085 color codes

HEX	`#6E6085`
RGB	`rgb(110, 96, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 37.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 28%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.32, 13.58, -18.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.32, 22.95, 306.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.846, 13.374, 23.985)`
Decimal	`7233669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6085, 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 #6E6085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #6E6085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6085; }
.text { color: #6e6085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 96 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6085, #816085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6E6085?: #6E6085 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 #6E6085?: The RGB value is 110, 96, 133: 110 red, 96 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6085?: The complementary color is #778560, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6085?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.