What color is #6B496D?

#6B496D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B496D?

The RGB value is 107, 73, 109: 107 red, 73 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B496D?

The complementary color is #4B6D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B496D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B496D color

#6B496D rgb(107, 73, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B496D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 28.6% green and 42.7% blue (107, 73, 109).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#6B496D color codes

HEX	`#6B496D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 73, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 28.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 33%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 33%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.98, 21.14, -15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.98, 25.96, 324.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.206, 8.995, 15.611)`
Decimal	`7031149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B496D, 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 #6B496D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B496D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #6B496D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b496d; }
.text { color: #6b496d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b496d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 73 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b496d, #6d495d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B496D?: #6B496D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B496D?: The RGB value is 107, 73, 109: 107 red, 73 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B496D?: The complementary color is #4B6D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B496D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.