What color is #6B438D?

#6B438D is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B438D?

The RGB value is 107, 67, 141: 107 red, 67 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B438D?

The complementary color is #658D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B438D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B438D color

#6B438D rgb(107, 67, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B438D is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 26.3% green and 55.3% blue (107, 67, 141).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 36% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#6B438D color codes

HEX	`#6B438D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 67, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 26.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 36%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 52%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 52%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, 32.21, -34.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 47.32, 312.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.877, 9.063, 26.265)`
Decimal	`7029645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B438D, 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 #6B438D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B438D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #6B438D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b438d; }
.text { color: #6b438d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b438d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 67 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b438d, #8d438a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B438D?: #6B438D is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B438D?: The RGB value is 107, 67, 141: 107 red, 67 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B438D?: The complementary color is #658D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B438D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.