What color is #6F6278?

#6F6278 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6278?

The RGB value is 111, 98, 120: 111 red, 98 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6278?

The complementary color is #6B7862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6278?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6278 color

#6F6278 rgb(111, 98, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F6278 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.4% green and 47.1% blue (111, 98, 120).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6F6278 color codes

HEX	`#6F6278`
RGB	`rgb(111, 98, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.46, 9.7, -10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.46, 14.24, 312.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.313, 13.471, 19.612)`
Decimal	`7299704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6278, 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 #6F6278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #6F6278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6278; }
.text { color: #6f6278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 98 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6278, #786276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6F6278?: #6F6278 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6278?: The RGB value is 111, 98, 120: 111 red, 98 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6278?: The complementary color is #6B7862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6278?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.