What color is #6A3195?

#6A3195 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Rebecca Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A3195?

The RGB value is 106, 49, 149: 106 red, 49 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A3195?

The complementary color is #5C9531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A3195?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A3195 color

#6A3195 rgb(106, 49, 149)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A3195 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 19.2% green and 58.4% blue (106, 49, 149).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 51% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.45:1).

#6A3195 color codes

HEX	`#6A3195`
RGB	`rgb(106, 49, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 19.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 51%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 67%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 67%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.77, 43.83, -44.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.77, 62.75, 314.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.466, 7.431, 29.206)`
Decimal	`6959509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A3195, 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 #6A3195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A3195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #6A3195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a3195; }
.text { color: #6a3195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a3195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 49 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a3195, #95318e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A3195?: #6A3195 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Rebecca Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A3195?: The RGB value is 106, 49, 149: 106 red, 49 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A3195?: The complementary color is #5C9531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A3195?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.