What color is #6A007F?

#6A007F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Extraviolet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A007F?

The RGB value is 106, 0, 127: 106 red, 0 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A007F?

The complementary color is #157F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A007F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A007F color

#6A007F rgb(106, 0, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A007F is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 0% green and 49.8% blue (106, 0, 127).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 100% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Extraviolet (#661188), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#6A007F color codes

HEX	`#6A007F`
RGB	`rgb(106, 0, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 0%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 100%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 100%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 100%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.55, 55.14, -42.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.55, 69.85, 322.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.774, 4.597, 20.447)`
Decimal	`6946943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A007F, 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 #6A007F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A007F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #6A007F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a007f; }
.text { color: #6a007f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a007f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 0 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a007f, #7f0055); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A007F?: #6A007F is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Extraviolet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A007F?: The RGB value is 106, 0, 127: 106 red, 0 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A007F?: The complementary color is #157F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A007F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.