What color is #6B3FA0?

#6B3FA0 is a desaturated violet known as Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poppy Pompadour?

The RGB value is 107, 63, 160: 107 red, 63 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poppy Pompadour?

The complementary color is #74A03F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3FA0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poppy Pompadour color: hex code #6B3FA0

#6B3FA0 rgb(107, 63, 160)

Shades of purple

Poppy Pompadour has the hex code #6B3FA0. It is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 24.7% green and 62.7% blue (107, 63, 160).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 43% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0) color codes

HEX	`#6B3FA0`
RGB	`rgb(107, 63, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 24.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 43%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 61%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 61%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, 39.34, -45.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 60.31, 310.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.185, 9.219, 34.283)`
Decimal	`7028640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poppy Pompadour, 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 #6B3FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #6B3FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3fa0; }
.text { color: #6b3fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 63 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3fa0, #9b3fa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #6B3FA0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #6B3FA0?: #6B3FA0 is a desaturated violet known as Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poppy Pompadour?: The RGB value is 107, 63, 160: 107 red, 63 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poppy Pompadour?: The complementary color is #74A03F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3FA0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.