What color is #6F5477?

#6F5477 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 #6F5477?

The RGB value is 111, 84, 119: 111 red, 84 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5477?

The complementary color is #5C7754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5477 color

#6F5477 rgb(111, 84, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5477 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 32.9% green and 46.7% blue (111, 84, 119).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 17% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#6F5477 color codes

HEX	`#6F5477`
RGB	`rgb(111, 84, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 32.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 17%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 29%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 18.03, -15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 23.82, 319.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.055, 11.052, 18.895)`
Decimal	`7296119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5477, 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 #6F5477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #6F5477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5477; }
.text { color: #6f5477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 84 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5477, #77546e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F5477?: #6F5477 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 #6F5477?: The RGB value is 111, 84, 119: 111 red, 84 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5477?: The complementary color is #5C7754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.