What color is #6A4581?

#6A4581 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4581?

The RGB value is 106, 69, 129: 106 red, 69 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4581?

The complementary color is #5C8145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4581 color

#6A4581 rgb(106, 69, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A4581 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 27.1% green and 50.6% blue (106, 69, 129).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grapes of Italy (#714A8B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#6A4581 color codes

HEX	`#6A4581`
RGB	`rgb(106, 69, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 27.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 47%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.8, 27.78, -27.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.8, 39.29, 315.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.034, 8.906, 21.85)`
Decimal	`6964609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4581, 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 #6A4581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #6A4581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4581; }
.text { color: #6a4581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 69 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4581, #81457a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #6A4581?: #6A4581 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4581?: The RGB value is 106, 69, 129: 106 red, 69 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4581?: The complementary color is #5C8145, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.