What color is #6F6184?

#6F6184 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6184?

The RGB value is 111, 97, 132: 111 red, 97 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6184?

The complementary color is #768461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6184 color

#6F6184 rgb(111, 97, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F6184 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38% green and 51.8% blue (111, 97, 132).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#6F6184 color codes

HEX	`#6F6184`
RGB	`rgb(111, 97, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 27%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.65, 13.07, -17.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.65, 21.76, 306.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.994, 13.595, 23.659)`
Decimal	`7299460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6184, 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 #6F6184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #6F6184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6184; }
.text { color: #6f6184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 97 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6184, #816184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F6184?: #6F6184 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6184?: The RGB value is 111, 97, 132: 111 red, 97 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6184?: The complementary color is #768461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.