What color is #6F5774?

#6F5774 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 #6F5774?

The RGB value is 111, 87, 116: 111 red, 87 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5774?

The complementary color is #5C7457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5774?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5774 color

#6F5774 rgb(111, 87, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5774 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.1% green and 45.5% blue (111, 87, 116).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#6F5774 color codes

HEX	`#6F5774`
RGB	`rgb(111, 87, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 25%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.34, 15.53, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.34, 20.07, 320.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.116, 11.457, 18.04)`
Decimal	`7296884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5774, 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 #6F5774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #6F5774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5774; }
.text { color: #6f5774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 87 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5774, #74576b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F5774?: #6F5774 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 #6F5774?: The RGB value is 111, 87, 116: 111 red, 87 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5774?: The complementary color is #5C7457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5774?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.