What color is #6F2DA8?

#6F2DA8 is a moderate violet known as Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grape?

The RGB value is 111, 45, 168: 111 red, 45 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grape?

The complementary color is #66A82D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F2DA8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grape color: hex code #6F2DA8

#6F2DA8 rgb(111, 45, 168)

Shades of purple

Grape has the hex code #6F2DA8. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 17.6% green and 65.9% blue (111, 45, 168).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 58% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

Grape (#6F2DA8) color codes

HEX	`#6F2DA8`
RGB	`rgb(111, 45, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 17.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 58%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 73%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 73%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.16, 51.34, -54.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.16, 74.61, 313.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.56, 8.083, 37.831)`
Decimal	`7286184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grape, 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 #6F2DA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6F2DA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #6F2DA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f2da8; }
.text { color: #6f2da8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f2da8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 45 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f2da8, #a82da3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6F2DA8 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6F2DA8?: #6F2DA8 is a moderate violet known as Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grape?: The RGB value is 111, 45, 168: 111 red, 45 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grape?: The complementary color is #66A82D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F2DA8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.