What color is #6F60AD?

#6F60AD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F60AD?

The RGB value is 111, 96, 173: 111 red, 96 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F60AD?

The complementary color is #9EAD60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F60AD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F60AD color

#6F60AD rgb(111, 96, 173)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F60AD is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 37.6% green and 67.8% blue (111, 96, 173).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 32% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Simply Purple (#715BB1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#6F60AD color codes

HEX	`#6F60AD`
RGB	`rgb(111, 96, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 37.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 32%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 45%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 45%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, 24.36, -39.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 46.16, 301.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.279, 14.762, 41.413)`
Decimal	`7299245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F60AD, 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 #6F60AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F60AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #6F60AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f60ad; }
.text { color: #6f60ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f60ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 96 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f60ad, #9560ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F60AD?: #6F60AD is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F60AD?: The RGB value is 111, 96, 173: 111 red, 96 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F60AD?: The complementary color is #9EAD60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F60AD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.