What color is #6F5F88?

#6F5F88 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 #6F5F88?

The RGB value is 111, 95, 136: 111 red, 95 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F5F88?

The complementary color is #78885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F5F88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F5F88 color

#6F5F88 rgb(111, 95, 136)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F5F88 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 37.3% green and 53.3% blue (111, 95, 136).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#6F5F88 color codes

HEX	`#6F5F88`
RGB	`rgb(111, 95, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 37.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, 15.26, -20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 25.46, 306.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.091, 13.341, 25.068)`
Decimal	`7298952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F5F88, 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 #6F5F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F5F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #6F5F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f5f88; }
.text { color: #6f5f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f5f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 95 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f5f88, #845f88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F5F88?: #6F5F88 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 #6F5F88?: The RGB value is 111, 95, 136: 111 red, 95 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F5F88?: The complementary color is #78885F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F5F88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.