What color is #6B2573?

#6B2573 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B2573?

The RGB value is 107, 37, 115: 107 red, 37 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B2573?

The complementary color is #2D7325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B2573?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B2573 color

#6B2573 rgb(107, 37, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B2573 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 14.5% green and 45.1% blue (107, 37, 115).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 51% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#6B2573 color codes

HEX	`#6B2573`
RGB	`rgb(107, 37, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 14.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 51%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 68%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 68%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, 42.33, -30.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 52.09, 324.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.819, 5.687, 16.797)`
Decimal	`7021939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B2573, 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 #6B2573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B2573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #6B2573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b2573; }
.text { color: #6b2573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b2573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 37 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b2573, #732554); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B2573?: #6B2573 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B2573?: The RGB value is 107, 37, 115: 107 red, 37 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B2573?: The complementary color is #2D7325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B2573?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.