What color is #6F597D?

#6F597D 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 #6F597D?

The RGB value is 111, 89, 125: 111 red, 89 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F597D?

The complementary color is #677D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F597D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F597D color

#6F597D rgb(111, 89, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F597D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 34.9% green and 49% blue (111, 89, 125).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dr Who (#78587D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#6F597D color codes

HEX	`#6F597D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 89, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 34.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 29%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, 16.32, -16.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 23.47, 314.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.829, 12.005, 20.987)`
Decimal	`7297405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F597D, 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 #6F597D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F597D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #6F597D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f597d; }
.text { color: #6f597d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f597d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 89 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f597d, #7d5979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F597D?: #6F597D 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 #6F597D?: The RGB value is 111, 89, 125: 111 red, 89 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F597D?: The complementary color is #677D59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F597D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.