Information about #6F517A color

#6F517A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#6F517A falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(111, 81, 122) — 43.5% red, 31.8% green, 47.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 16 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #6F517A reads as a gently muted violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Jupiter (#6A5177). Slightly further away sit Centaurian (#6E5977) and High Society (#695B7C).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(111, 81, 122)), which gives #6F517A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. #6F517A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#6F517A color variations

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#6F517A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #6F517A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Viola Purple color link
Viola Purple

#7E587E

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#6F517A
  • RGB111, 81, 122
  • CMYK4, 16, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(111, 81, 122)
  • HSL284°, 20%, 40%
  • HSL Precise283.902°, 20.197%, 39.804%
  • HSV284°, 34%, 48%
  • HSB284°, 34%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.435, 0.318, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.435, 0.318, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.435, 0.318, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID6F517A
  • DECIMAL ID7295354
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01