What color is #6F5B91?

#6F5B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5B91?

The RGB value is 111, 91, 145: 111 red, 91 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5B91?

The complementary color is #7D915B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5B91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5B91 color

#6F5B91 rgb(111, 91, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5B91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 35.7% green and 56.9% blue (111, 91, 145).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 23% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#6F5B91 color codes

HEX	`#6F5B91`
RGB	`rgb(111, 91, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 35.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 23%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 37%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 37%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, 19.94, -26.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 33.41, 306.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.406, 12.906, 28.462)`
Decimal	`7297937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5B91, 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 #6F5B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #6F5B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5b91; }
.text { color: #6f5b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 91 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5b91, #8a5b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F5B91?: #6F5B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5B91?: The RGB value is 111, 91, 145: 111 red, 91 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5B91?: The complementary color is #7D915B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5B91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.