What color is #6A0042?

#6A0042 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A0042?

The RGB value is 106, 0, 66: 106 red, 0 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A0042?

The complementary color is #006A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A0042?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A0042 color

#6A0042 rgb(106, 0, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A0042 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 0% green and 25.9% blue (106, 0, 66).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 38% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#6A0042 color codes

HEX	`#6A0042`
RGB	`rgb(106, 0, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 0%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 38%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.79, 45.96, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.79, 46.75, 349.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.928, 3.458, 5.456)`
Decimal	`6946882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A0042, 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 #6A0042	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A0042 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #6A0042 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a0042; }
.text { color: #6a0042; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a0042; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 0 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a0042, #6a000d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A0042?: #6A0042 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A0042?: The RGB value is 106, 0, 66: 106 red, 0 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A0042?: The complementary color is #006A28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A0042?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.