What color is #6E3974?

#6E3974 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eminence?

The RGB value is 110, 57, 116: 110 red, 57 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eminence?

The complementary color is #3F7439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3974?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eminence color: hex code #6E3974

#6E3974 rgb(110, 57, 116)

Shades of purple

Eminence has the hex code #6E3974. It is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 22.4% green and 45.5% blue (110, 57, 116).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

Eminence (#6E3974) color codes

HEX	`#6E3974`
RGB	`rgb(110, 57, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 22.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 34%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 51%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 51%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.92, 33.11, -24.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.92, 40.99, 323.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.046, 7.503, 17.386)`
Decimal	`7223668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eminence, 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 #6E3974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #6E3974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3974; }
.text { color: #6e3974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 57 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3974, #74395d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #6E3974 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6E3974?: #6E3974 is a dark, desaturated magenta known as Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eminence?: The RGB value is 110, 57, 116: 110 red, 57 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eminence?: The complementary color is #3F7439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3974?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.