What color is #6B4686?

#6B4686 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 #6B4686?

The RGB value is 107, 70, 134: 107 red, 70 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4686?

The complementary color is #618646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4686?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4686 color

#6B4686 rgb(107, 70, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4686 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.5% green and 52.5% blue (107, 70, 134).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#6B4686 color codes

HEX	`#6B4686`
RGB	`rgb(107, 70, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 48%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 48%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.42, 28.7, -29.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.42, 41.43, 313.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.556, 9.228, 23.669)`
Decimal	`7030406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4686, 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 #6B4686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #6B4686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4686; }
.text { color: #6b4686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 70 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4686, #864681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B4686?: #6B4686 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 #6B4686?: The RGB value is 107, 70, 134: 107 red, 70 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4686?: The complementary color is #618646, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4686?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.