What color is #6A0A9B?

#6A0A9B 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 #6A0A9B?

The RGB value is 106, 10, 155: 106 red, 10 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A0A9B?

The complementary color is #3B9B0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A0A9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A0A9B color

#6A0A9B rgb(106, 10, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A0A9B is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 3.9% green and 60.8% blue (106, 10, 155).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 88% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 94% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#6A0A9B color codes

HEX	`#6A0A9B`
RGB	`rgb(106, 10, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 3.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 88%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 94%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 94%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.51, 58.77, -55.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.51, 80.83, 316.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.968, 5.648, 31.464)`
Decimal	`6949531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A0A9B, 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 #6A0A9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A0A9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #6A0A9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a0a9b; }
.text { color: #6a0a9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a0a9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 10 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a0a9b, #9b0a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6A0A9B?: #6A0A9B 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 #6A0A9B?: The RGB value is 106, 10, 155: 106 red, 10 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A0A9B?: The complementary color is #3B9B0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A0A9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.