What color is #6B3F99?

#6B3F99 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B3F99?

The RGB value is 107, 63, 153: 107 red, 63 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B3F99?

The complementary color is #6D993F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B3F99?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B3F99 color

#6B3F99 rgb(107, 63, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B3F99 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 24.7% green and 60% blue (107, 63, 153).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 42% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#6B3F99 color codes

HEX	`#6B3F99`
RGB	`rgb(107, 63, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 24.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 42%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 59%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 59%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.95, 37.54, -42.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.95, 56.49, 311.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.589, 8.981, 31.148)`
Decimal	`7028633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B3F99, 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 #6B3F99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B3F99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #6B3F99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b3f99; }
.text { color: #6b3f99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b3f99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 63 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b3f99, #983f99); }

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Questions

What color is #6B3F99?: #6B3F99 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B3F99?: The RGB value is 107, 63, 153: 107 red, 63 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B3F99?: The complementary color is #6D993F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B3F99?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.