What color is #6F5172?

#6F5172 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5172?

The RGB value is 111, 81, 114: 111 red, 81 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5172?

The complementary color is #547251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5172?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5172 color

#6F5172 rgb(111, 81, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5172 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 31.8% green and 44.7% blue (111, 81, 114).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#6F5172 color codes

HEX	`#6F5172`
RGB	`rgb(111, 81, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 31.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 29%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.69, 18.77, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.69, 23.41, 323.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.535, 10.48, 17.279)`
Decimal	`7295346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5172, 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 #6F5172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #6F5172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5172; }
.text { color: #6f5172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 81 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5172, #725165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F5172?: #6F5172 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5172?: The RGB value is 111, 81, 114: 111 red, 81 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5172?: The complementary color is #547251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5172?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.