What color is #6F5089?

#6F5089 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5089?

The RGB value is 111, 80, 137: 111 red, 80 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5089?

The complementary color is #6A8950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5089?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5089 color

#6F5089 rgb(111, 80, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5089 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 31.4% green and 53.7% blue (111, 80, 137).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Princess (#75528B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#6F5089 color codes

HEX	`#6F5089`
RGB	`rgb(111, 80, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 31.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 42%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 42%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.45, 24.66, -26.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.45, 36.51, 312.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.939, 10.923, 25.036)`
Decimal	`7295113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5089, 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 #6F5089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #6F5089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5089; }
.text { color: #6f5089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 80 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5089, #895086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F5089?: #6F5089 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ninja Princess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5089?: The RGB value is 111, 80, 137: 111 red, 80 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5089?: The complementary color is #6A8950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5089?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.