What color is #6B4065?

#6B4065 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 #6B4065?

The RGB value is 107, 64, 101: 107 red, 64 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4065?

The complementary color is #406B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4065 color

#6B4065 rgb(107, 64, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4065 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 25.1% green and 39.6% blue (107, 64, 101).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 25% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#6B4065 color codes

HEX	`#6B4065`
RGB	`rgb(107, 64, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 25.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 25%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 40%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.42, 24.94, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.42, 28.57, 330.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.246, 7.733, 13.262)`
Decimal	`7028837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4065, 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 #6B4065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #6B4065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4065; }
.text { color: #6b4065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 64 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4065, #6b404f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6B4065?: #6B4065 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 #6B4065?: The RGB value is 107, 64, 101: 107 red, 64 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4065?: The complementary color is #406B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.