What color is #6F6591?

#6F6591 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F6591?

The RGB value is 111, 101, 145: 111 red, 101 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F6591?

The complementary color is #879165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F6591?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F6591 color

#6F6591 rgb(111, 101, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6F6591 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 39.6% green and 56.9% blue (111, 101, 145).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#6F6591 color codes

HEX	`#6F6591`
RGB	`rgb(111, 101, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 39.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 30%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, 13.83, -22.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 26.59, 301.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.319, 14.731, 28.766)`
Decimal	`7300497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F6591, 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 #6F6591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F6591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #6F6591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f6591; }
.text { color: #6f6591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f6591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 101 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f6591, #856591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6F6591?: #6F6591 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F6591?: The RGB value is 111, 101, 145: 111 red, 101 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F6591?: The complementary color is #879165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F6591?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.