What color is #6A4679?

#6A4679 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4679?

The RGB value is 106, 70, 121: 106 red, 70 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4679?

The complementary color is #557946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4679 color

#6A4679 rgb(106, 70, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A4679 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 27.5% green and 47.5% blue (106, 70, 121).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 27% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#6A4679 color codes

HEX	`#6A4679`
RGB	`rgb(106, 70, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 27.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 27%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 42%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 42%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, 25.29, -23.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 34.23, 317.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.585, 8.825, 19.179)`
Decimal	`6964857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4679, 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 #6A4679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6A4679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #6A4679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4679; }
.text { color: #6a4679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 70 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4679, #79466e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6A4679?: #6A4679 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4679?: The RGB value is 106, 70, 121: 106 red, 70 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4679?: The complementary color is #557946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.