What color is #6B4474?

#6B4474 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 #6B4474?

The RGB value is 107, 68, 116: 107 red, 68 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4474?

The complementary color is #4D7444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4474 color

#6B4474 rgb(107, 68, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4474 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 26.7% green and 45.5% blue (107, 68, 116).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 26% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% 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 7.77:1).

#6B4474 color codes

HEX	`#6B4474`
RGB	`rgb(107, 68, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 26.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 26%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 41%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 41%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.05, 25.71, -20.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.05, 33.11, 320.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.283, 8.521, 17.57)`
Decimal	`7029876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4474, 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 #6B4474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #6B4474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4474; }
.text { color: #6b4474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 68 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4474, #744465); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6B4474?: #6B4474 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 #6B4474?: The RGB value is 107, 68, 116: 107 red, 68 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4474?: The complementary color is #4D7444, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.