What color is #6A2471?

#6A2471 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A2471?

The RGB value is 106, 36, 113: 106 red, 36 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2471?

The complementary color is #2B7124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A2471 color

#6A2471 rgb(106, 36, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A2471 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 14.1% green and 44.3% blue (106, 36, 113).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 52% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#6A2471 color codes

HEX	`#6A2471`
RGB	`rgb(106, 36, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 14.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 52%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 68%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 68%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.16, 42.13, -29.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.16, 51.6, 324.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.555, 5.519, 16.182)`
Decimal	`6956145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2471, 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 #6A2471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #6A2471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2471; }
.text { color: #6a2471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 36 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2471, #712452); }

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Questions

What color is #6A2471?: #6A2471 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A2471?: The RGB value is 106, 36, 113: 106 red, 36 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2471?: The complementary color is #2B7124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.