What color is #6F507F?

#6F507F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F507F?

The RGB value is 111, 80, 127: 111 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F507F?

The complementary color is #607F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F507F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F507F color

#6F507F rgb(111, 80, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F507F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 31.4% green and 49.8% blue (111, 80, 127).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#6F507F color codes

HEX	`#6F507F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 80, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 31.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 37%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 22.29, -21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 31, 315.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.254, 10.649, 21.432)`
Decimal	`7295103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F507F, 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 #6F507F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F507F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #6F507F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f507f; }
.text { color: #6f507f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f507f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 80 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f507f, #7f5077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F507F?: #6F507F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F507F?: The RGB value is 111, 80, 127: 111 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F507F?: The complementary color is #607F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F507F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.