What color is #6B3F65?

#6B3F65 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3F65?

The RGB value is 107, 63, 101: 107 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3F65?

The complementary color is #3F6B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3F65 color

#6B3F65 rgb(107, 63, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B3F65 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 24.7% green and 39.6% blue (107, 63, 101).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 26% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#6B3F65 color codes

HEX	`#6B3F65`
RGB	`rgb(107, 63, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 24.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 26%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 41%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.18, 25.54, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.18, 29.27, 330.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.19, 7.621, 13.244)`
Decimal	`7028581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3F65, 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 #6B3F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #6B3F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3f65; }
.text { color: #6b3f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 63 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3f65, #6b3f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6B3F65?: #6B3F65 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3F65?: The RGB value is 107, 63, 101: 107 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3F65?: The complementary color is #3F6B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.