What color is #6A4566?

#6A4566 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 #6A4566?

The RGB value is 106, 69, 102: 106 red, 69 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4566?

The complementary color is #456A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4566 color

#6A4566 rgb(106, 69, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A4566 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 27.1% green and 40% blue (106, 69, 102).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#6A4566 color codes

HEX	`#6A4566`
RGB	`rgb(106, 69, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 27.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 35%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.56, 21.76, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.56, 25.26, 329.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.47, 8.28, 13.615)`
Decimal	`6964582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4566, 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 #6A4566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #6A4566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4566; }
.text { color: #6a4566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 69 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4566, #6a4554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6A4566?: #6A4566 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 #6A4566?: The RGB value is 106, 69, 102: 106 red, 69 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4566?: The complementary color is #456A49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.