What color is #6400CC?

#6400CC is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6400CC?

The RGB value is 100, 0, 204: 100 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6400CC?

The complementary color is #68CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6400CC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6400CC color

#6400CC rgb(100, 0, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6400CC is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 0% green and 80% blue (100, 0, 204).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#6400CC color codes

HEX	`#6400CC`
RGB	`rgb(100, 0, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 0%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 100%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.96, 70.21, -79.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.96, 105.76, 311.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.152, 7.068, 57.628)`
Decimal	`6553804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6400CC, 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 #6400CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6400CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #6400CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6400cc; }
.text { color: #6400cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6400cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 0 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6400cc, #ca00cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Grape.

Questions

What color is #6400CC?: #6400CC is a vivid violet, closest to the named color Sea Serpent’s Tears. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6400CC?: The RGB value is 100, 0, 204: 100 red, 0 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6400CC?: The complementary color is #68CC00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6400CC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.