What color is #6A456D?

#6A456D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A456D?

The RGB value is 106, 69, 109: 106 red, 69 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A456D?

The complementary color is #486D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A456D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A456D color

#6A456D rgb(106, 69, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A456D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 27.1% green and 42.7% blue (106, 69, 109).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#6A456D color codes

HEX	`#6A456D`
RGB	`rgb(106, 69, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 27.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 37%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.85, 23.22, -16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.85, 28.66, 324.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.832, 8.425, 15.521)`
Decimal	`6964589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A456D, 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 #6A456D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A456D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #6A456D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a456d; }
.text { color: #6a456d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a456d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 69 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a456d, #6d455c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6A456D?: #6A456D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A456D?: The RGB value is 106, 69, 109: 106 red, 69 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A456D?: The complementary color is #486D45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A456D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.