What color is #6B4584?

#6B4584 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 #6B4584?

The RGB value is 107, 69, 132: 107 red, 69 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4584?

The complementary color is #5E8445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4584?

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.

#6B4584 color

#6B4584 rgb(107, 69, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4584 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.1% green and 51.8% blue (107, 69, 132).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6B4584 color codes

HEX	`#6B4584`
RGB	`rgb(107, 69, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 48%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.08, 28.82, -29.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.08, 41.02, 314.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.356, 9.048, 22.921)`
Decimal	`7030148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4584, 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 #6B4584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4584 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 #6B4584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4584; }
.text { color: #6b4584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 69 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4584, #84457e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B4584?: #6B4584 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 #6B4584?: The RGB value is 107, 69, 132: 107 red, 69 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4584?: The complementary color is #5E8445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4584?: 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.