What color is #6A005E?

#6A005E is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A005E?

The RGB value is 106, 0, 94: 106 red, 0 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A005E?

The complementary color is #006A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A005E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A005E color

#6A005E rgb(106, 0, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A005E is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 0% green and 36.9% blue (106, 0, 94).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 11% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#6A005E color codes

HEX	`#6A005E`
RGB	`rgb(106, 0, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 11%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.25, 49.63, -25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.25, 55.68, 333.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.964, 3.873, 10.916)`
Decimal	`6946910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A005E, 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 #6A005E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A005E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #6A005E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a005e; }
.text { color: #6a005e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a005e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 0 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a005e, #6a0029); }

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Questions

What color is #6A005E?: #6A005E is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A005E?: The RGB value is 106, 0, 94: 106 red, 0 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A005E?: The complementary color is #006A0C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A005E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.