What color is #6A3290?

#6A3290 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A3290?

The RGB value is 106, 50, 144: 106 red, 50 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A3290?

The complementary color is #589032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A3290?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A3290 color

#6A3290 rgb(106, 50, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A3290 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 19.6% green and 56.5% blue (106, 50, 144).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 48% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Lucid Dreams (#632F92), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#6A3290 color codes

HEX	`#6A3290`
RGB	`rgb(106, 50, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 19.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 48%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 65%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.61, 42.12, -42.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.61, 59.54, 315.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.117, 7.359, 27.162)`
Decimal	`6959760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A3290, 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 #6A3290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A3290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #6A3290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a3290; }
.text { color: #6a3290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a3290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 50 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a3290, #903287); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6A3290?: #6A3290 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A3290?: The RGB value is 106, 50, 144: 106 red, 50 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A3290?: The complementary color is #589032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A3290?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.