What color is #6F5895?

#6F5895 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5895?

The RGB value is 111, 88, 149: 111 red, 88 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5895?

The complementary color is #7E9558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5895?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5895 color

#6F5895 rgb(111, 88, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5895 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.5% green and 58.4% blue (111, 88, 149).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 26% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#6F5895 color codes

HEX	`#6F5895`
RGB	`rgb(111, 88, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 26%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 41%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.04, 22.8, -30.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.04, 37.77, 307.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.469, 12.529, 30.031)`
Decimal	`7297173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5895, 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 #6F5895	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5895 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #6F5895 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5895; }
.text { color: #6f5895; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5895; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 88 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5895, #8d5895); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F5895?: #6F5895 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5895?: The RGB value is 111, 88, 149: 111 red, 88 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5895?: The complementary color is #7E9558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5895?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.