What color is #6A1F84?

#6A1F84 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A1F84?

The RGB value is 106, 31, 132: 106 red, 31 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A1F84?

The complementary color is #39841F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A1F84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A1F84 color

#6A1F84 rgb(106, 31, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A1F84 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 12.2% green and 51.8% blue (106, 31, 132).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 62% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Siren (#662288), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#6A1F84 color codes

HEX	`#6A1F84`
RGB	`rgb(106, 31, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 12.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 62%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 77%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 77%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.67, 48.11, -41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.67, 63.21, 319.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.598, 5.71, 22.369)`
Decimal	`6954884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A1F84, 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 #6A1F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A1F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #6A1F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a1f84; }
.text { color: #6a1f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a1f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 31 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a1f84, #841f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A1F84?: #6A1F84 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A1F84?: The RGB value is 106, 31, 132: 106 red, 31 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A1F84?: The complementary color is #39841F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A1F84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.