What color is #6B316F?

#6B316F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B316F?

The RGB value is 107, 49, 111: 107 red, 49 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B316F?

The complementary color is #356F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B316F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B316F color

#6B316F rgb(107, 49, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B316F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 19.2% green and 43.5% blue (107, 49, 111).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 39% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#6B316F color codes

HEX	`#6B316F`
RGB	`rgb(107, 49, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 19.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 39%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 56%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 56%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.57, 35.55, -24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.57, 43.29, 325.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.031, 6.471, 15.756)`
Decimal	`7025007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B316F, 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 #6B316F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B316F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #6B316F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b316f; }
.text { color: #6b316f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b316f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 49 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b316f, #6f3154); }

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Questions

What color is #6B316F?: #6B316F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B316F?: The RGB value is 107, 49, 111: 107 red, 49 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B316F?: The complementary color is #356F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B316F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.