What color is #6809A8?

#6809A8 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6809A8?

The RGB value is 104, 9, 168: 104 red, 9 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6809A8?

The complementary color is #49A809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6809A8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6809A8 color

#6809A8 rgb(104, 9, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6809A8 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 3.5% green and 65.9% blue (104, 9, 168).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#6809A8 color codes

HEX	`#6809A8`
RGB	`rgb(104, 9, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 3.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 90%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 95%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 95%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, 61.4, -62.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 87.3, 314.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.873, 5.966, 37.511)`
Decimal	`6818216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6809A8, 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 #6809A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6809A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #6809A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6809a8; }
.text { color: #6809a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6809a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 9 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6809a8, #a80999); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6809A8?: #6809A8 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6809A8?: The RGB value is 104, 9, 168: 104 red, 9 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6809A8?: The complementary color is #49A809, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6809A8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.