What color is #6F618F?

#6F618F 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 #6F618F?

The RGB value is 111, 97, 143: 111 red, 97 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F618F?

The complementary color is #818F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F618F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F618F color

#6F618F rgb(111, 97, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F618F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38% green and 56.1% blue (111, 97, 143).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#6F618F color codes

HEX	`#6F618F`
RGB	`rgb(111, 97, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.11, 15.77, -23.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.11, 28.13, 304.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.787, 13.912, 27.835)`
Decimal	`7299471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F618F, 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 #6F618F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F618F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #6F618F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f618f; }
.text { color: #6f618f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f618f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 97 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f618f, #86618f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F618F?: #6F618F 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 #6F618F?: The RGB value is 111, 97, 143: 111 red, 97 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F618F?: The complementary color is #818F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F618F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.