What color is #6E6880?

#6E6880 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E6880?

The RGB value is 110, 104, 128: 110 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E6880?

The complementary color is #7A8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E6880?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E6880 color

#6E6880 rgb(110, 104, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E6880 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 40.8% green and 50.2% blue (110, 104, 128).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 10% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6E6880 color codes

HEX	`#6E6880`
RGB	`rgb(110, 104, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 40.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 10%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 19%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.32, 7.53, -12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.32, 14.55, 301.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.276, 14.774, 22.465)`
Decimal	`7235712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E6880, 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 #6E6880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6E6880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #6E6880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e6880; }
.text { color: #6e6880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e6880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 104 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e6880, #7a6880); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6E6880?: #6E6880 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E6880?: The RGB value is 110, 104, 128: 110 red, 104 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E6880?: The complementary color is #7A8068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E6880?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.