What color is #6B477B?

#6B477B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B477B?

The RGB value is 107, 71, 123: 107 red, 71 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B477B?

The complementary color is #577B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B477B?

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.

#6B477B color

#6B477B rgb(107, 71, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B477B is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 27.8% green and 48.2% blue (107, 71, 123).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 27% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#6B477B color codes

HEX	`#6B477B`
RGB	`rgb(107, 71, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 27.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 27%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 42%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 42%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.1, 25.48, -23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.1, 34.72, 317.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.891, 9.063, 19.858)`
Decimal	`7030651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B477B, 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 #6B477B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B477B 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 #6B477B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b477b; }
.text { color: #6b477b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b477b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 71 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b477b, #7b4771); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6B477B?: #6B477B is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B477B?: The RGB value is 107, 71, 123: 107 red, 71 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B477B?: The complementary color is #577B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B477B?: 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.