What color is #6F577C?

#6F577C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F577C?

The RGB value is 111, 87, 124: 111 red, 87 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F577C?

The complementary color is #647C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F577C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F577C color

#6F577C rgb(111, 87, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F577C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.1% green and 48.6% blue (111, 87, 124).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#6F577C color codes

HEX	`#6F577C`
RGB	`rgb(111, 87, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 30%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 17.32, -17.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 24.36, 315.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.601, 11.651, 20.597)`
Decimal	`7296892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F577C, 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 #6F577C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F577C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #6F577C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f577c; }
.text { color: #6f577c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f577c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 87 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f577c, #7c5776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F577C?: #6F577C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Dr Who. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F577C?: The RGB value is 111, 87, 124: 111 red, 87 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F577C?: The complementary color is #647C57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F577C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.