What color is #6A4F7C?

#6A4F7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6A4F7C?

The RGB value is 106, 79, 124: 106 red, 79 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6A4F7C?

The complementary color is #617C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6A4F7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6A4F7C color

#6A4F7C rgb(106, 79, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6A4F7C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 31% green and 48.6% blue (106, 79, 124).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#6A4F7C color codes

HEX	`#6A4F7C`
RGB	`rgb(106, 79, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 31%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 36%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.04, 20.5, -21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.04, 29.49, 314.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.377, 10.112, 20.365)`
Decimal	`6967164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6A4F7C, 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 #6A4F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6A4F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6A4F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6a4f7c; }
.text { color: #6a4f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 79 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6a4f7c, #7c4f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6A4F7C?: #6A4F7C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6A4F7C?: The RGB value is 106, 79, 124: 106 red, 79 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6A4F7C?: The complementary color is #617C4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6A4F7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.