What color is #6F617B?

#6F617B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F617B?

The RGB value is 111, 97, 123: 111 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F617B?

The complementary color is #6D7B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F617B?

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.

#6F617B color

#6F617B rgb(111, 97, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F617B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38% green and 48.2% blue (111, 97, 123).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6F617B color codes

HEX	`#6F617B`
RGB	`rgb(111, 97, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.3, 10.98, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.3, 16.63, 311.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.405, 13.359, 20.555)`
Decimal	`7299451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F617B, 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 #6F617B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F617B 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 #6F617B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f617b; }
.text { color: #6f617b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f617b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 97 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f617b, #7b617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6F617B?: #6F617B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F617B?: The RGB value is 111, 97, 123: 111 red, 97 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F617B?: The complementary color is #6D7B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F617B?: 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.