What color is #6B2B76?

#6B2B76 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B2B76?

The RGB value is 107, 43, 118: 107 red, 43 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B2B76?

The complementary color is #36762B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B2B76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B2B76 color

#6B2B76 rgb(107, 43, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B2B76 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 16.9% green and 46.3% blue (107, 43, 118).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 47% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#6B2B76 color codes

HEX	`#6B2B76`
RGB	`rgb(107, 43, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 16.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 47%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 64%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 64%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.82, 40.09, -30.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.82, 50.28, 322.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.197, 6.162, 17.788)`
Decimal	`7023478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B2B76, 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 #6B2B76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B2B76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #6B2B76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b2b76; }
.text { color: #6b2b76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b2b76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 43 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b2b76, #762b5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6B2B76?: #6B2B76 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B2B76?: The RGB value is 107, 43, 118: 107 red, 43 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B2B76?: The complementary color is #36762B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B2B76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.