What color is #6B3775?

#6B3775 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 #6B3775?

The RGB value is 107, 55, 117: 107 red, 55 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3775?

The complementary color is #417537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3775 color

#6B3775 rgb(107, 55, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B3775 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 21.6% green and 45.9% blue (107, 55, 117).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#6B3775 color codes

HEX	`#6B3775`
RGB	`rgb(107, 55, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 21.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 53%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.13, 33.52, -26.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.13, 42.45, 322.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.64, 7.143, 17.644)`
Decimal	`7026549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3775, 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 #6B3775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #6B3775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3775; }
.text { color: #6b3775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 55 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3775, #753760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6B3775?: #6B3775 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 #6B3775?: The RGB value is 107, 55, 117: 107 red, 55 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3775?: The complementary color is #417537, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.