What color is #6A2E67?

#6A2E67 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A2E67?

The RGB value is 106, 46, 103: 106 red, 46 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A2E67?

The complementary color is #2E6A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A2E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A2E67 color

#6A2E67 rgb(106, 46, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A2E67 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 18% green and 40.4% blue (106, 46, 103).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 3% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Wineberry (#663366), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#6A2E67 color codes

HEX	`#6A2E67`
RGB	`rgb(106, 46, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 18%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 57%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 3%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.41, 35.25, -21.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.41, 41.25, 328.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.369, 5.998, 13.494)`
Decimal	`6958695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A2E67, 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 #6A2E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A2E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #6A2E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a2e67; }
.text { color: #6a2e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a2e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 46 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a2e67, #6a2e49); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A2E67?: #6A2E67 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A2E67?: The RGB value is 106, 46, 103: 106 red, 46 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A2E67?: The complementary color is #2E6A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A2E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.