What color is #6B3565?

#6B3565 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3565?

The RGB value is 107, 53, 101: 107 red, 53 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3565?

The complementary color is #356B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3565 color

#6B3565 rgb(107, 53, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B3565 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 20.8% green and 39.6% blue (107, 53, 101).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 34% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#6B3565 color codes

HEX	`#6B3565`
RGB	`rgb(107, 53, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 20.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 34%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.91, 31.35, -17.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.91, 36.05, 330.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.685, 6.612, 13.076)`
Decimal	`7026021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3565, 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 #6B3565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #6B3565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3565; }
.text { color: #6b3565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 53 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3565, #6b354a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6B3565?: #6B3565 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3565?: The RGB value is 107, 53, 101: 107 red, 53 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3565?: The complementary color is #356B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.