What color is #6F6281?

#6F6281 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6281?

The RGB value is 111, 98, 129: 111 red, 98 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6281?

The complementary color is #748162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6281?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6281 color

#6F6281 rgb(111, 98, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6F6281 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 38.4% green and 50.6% blue (111, 98, 129).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#6F6281 color codes

HEX	`#6F6281`
RGB	`rgb(111, 98, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 38.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 24%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.8, 11.75, -15.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.8, 19.34, 307.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.885, 13.7, 22.625)`
Decimal	`7299713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6281, 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 #6F6281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #6F6281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6281; }
.text { color: #6f6281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 98 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6281, #7e6281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6F6281?: #6F6281 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6281?: The RGB value is 111, 98, 129: 111 red, 98 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6281?: The complementary color is #748162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6281?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.