What color is #6A1778?

#6A1778 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A1778?

The RGB value is 106, 23, 120: 106 red, 23 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A1778?

The complementary color is #257817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A1778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A1778 color

#6A1778 rgb(106, 23, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A1778 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 9% green and 47.1% blue (106, 23, 120).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 68% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ultraberry (#770088), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#6A1778 color codes

HEX	`#6A1778`
RGB	`rgb(106, 23, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 68%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 81%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 81%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.83, 48.56, -36.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.83, 60.68, 323.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.64, 5.034, 18.229)`
Decimal	`6952824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A1778, 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 #6A1778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A1778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #6A1778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a1778; }
.text { color: #6a1778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a1778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 23 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a1778, #781756); }

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Questions

What color is #6A1778?: #6A1778 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A1778?: The RGB value is 106, 23, 120: 106 red, 23 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A1778?: The complementary color is #257817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A1778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.