What color is #6F5F83?

#6F5F83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F5F83?

The RGB value is 111, 95, 131: 111 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5F83?

The complementary color is #73835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5F83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5F83 color

#6F5F83 rgb(111, 95, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5F83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 37.3% green and 51.4% blue (111, 95, 131).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#6F5F83 color codes

HEX	`#6F5F83`
RGB	`rgb(111, 95, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 37.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.07, 14.05, -17.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.07, 22.59, 308.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.744, 13.203, 23.24)`
Decimal	`7298947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5F83, 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 #6F5F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #6F5F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5f83; }
.text { color: #6f5f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 95 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5f83, #815f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F5F83?: #6F5F83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F5F83?: The RGB value is 111, 95, 131: 111 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5F83?: The complementary color is #73835F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5F83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.