What color is #6B236D?

#6B236D is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B236D?

The RGB value is 107, 35, 109: 107 red, 35 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B236D?

The complementary color is #256D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B236D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B236D color

#6B236D rgb(107, 35, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B236D is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 13.7% green and 42.7% blue (107, 35, 109).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 51% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#6B236D color codes

HEX	`#6B236D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 35, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 13.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 51%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 68%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 68%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.93, 42.06, -27.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.93, 50.3, 326.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.425, 5.433, 15.017)`
Decimal	`7021421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B236D, 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 #6B236D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B236D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #6B236D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b236d; }
.text { color: #6b236d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b236d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 35 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b236d, #6d234a); }

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Questions

What color is #6B236D?: #6B236D is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B236D?: The RGB value is 107, 35, 109: 107 red, 35 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B236D?: The complementary color is #256D23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B236D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.