What color is #6B3F76?

#6B3F76 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3F76?

The RGB value is 107, 63, 118: 107 red, 63 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3F76?

The complementary color is #4A763F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3F76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3F76 color

#6B3F76 rgb(107, 63, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B3F76 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 24.7% green and 46.3% blue (107, 63, 118).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 30% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#6B3F76 color codes

HEX	`#6B3F76`
RGB	`rgb(107, 63, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 24.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 30%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 47%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 47%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.96, 29.13, -23.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.96, 37.63, 320.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.111, 7.989, 18.093)`
Decimal	`7028598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3F76, 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 #6B3F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #6B3F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3f76; }
.text { color: #6b3f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 63 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3f76, #763f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6B3F76?: #6B3F76 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3F76?: The RGB value is 107, 63, 118: 107 red, 63 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3F76?: The complementary color is #4A763F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3F76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.