What color is #6A436A?

#6A436A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A436A?

The RGB value is 106, 67, 106: 106 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A436A?

The complementary color is #436A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A436A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A436A color

#6A436A rgb(106, 67, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A436A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 26.3% green and 41.6% blue (106, 67, 106).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#6A436A color codes

HEX	`#6A436A`
RGB	`rgb(106, 67, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 26.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 37%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.23, 23.8, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.23, 28.6, 326.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.552, 8.12, 14.644)`
Decimal	`6964074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A436A, 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 #6A436A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A436A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #6A436A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a436a; }
.text { color: #6a436a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a436a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 67 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a436a, #6a4357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6A436A?: #6A436A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A436A?: The RGB value is 106, 67, 106: 106 red, 67 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A436A?: The complementary color is #436A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A436A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.