What color is #6B4A72?

#6B4A72 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4A72?

The RGB value is 107, 74, 114: 107 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4A72?

The complementary color is #51724A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4A72 color

#6B4A72 rgb(107, 74, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4A72 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 29% green and 44.7% blue (107, 74, 114).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#6B4A72 color codes

HEX	`#6B4A72`
RGB	`rgb(107, 74, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 29%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 35%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 35%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, 21.62, -17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 27.8, 321.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.549, 9.239, 17.091)`
Decimal	`7031410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4A72, 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 #6B4A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #6B4A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4a72; }
.text { color: #6b4a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 74 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4a72, #724a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6B4A72?: #6B4A72 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4A72?: The RGB value is 107, 74, 114: 107 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4A72?: The complementary color is #51724A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.