What color is #6B1E64?

#6B1E64 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B1E64?

The RGB value is 107, 30, 100: 107 red, 30 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B1E64?

The complementary color is #1E6B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B1E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B1E64 color

#6B1E64 rgb(107, 30, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B1E64 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 11.8% green and 39.2% blue (107, 30, 100).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 56% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 7% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#6B1E64 color codes

HEX	`#6B1E64`
RGB	`rgb(107, 30, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 11.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 56%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 72%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 7%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.66, 42.54, -23.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.66, 48.73, 330.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.828, 4.975, 12.549)`
Decimal	`7020132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B1E64, 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 #6B1E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B1E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #6B1E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b1e64; }
.text { color: #6b1e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b1e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 30 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b1e64, #6b1e3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6B1E64?: #6B1E64 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B1E64?: The RGB value is 107, 30, 100: 107 red, 30 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B1E64?: The complementary color is #1E6B25, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B1E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.