What color is #6B4A82?

#6B4A82 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4A82?

The RGB value is 107, 74, 130: 107 red, 74 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4A82?

The complementary color is #61824A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4A82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4A82 color

#6B4A82 rgb(107, 74, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4A82 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 29% green and 51% blue (107, 74, 130).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grapes of Italy (#714A8B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#6B4A82 color codes

HEX	`#6B4A82`
RGB	`rgb(107, 74, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 29%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 43%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.18, 25.32, -26.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.18, 36.46, 314)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.541, 9.635, 22.314)`
Decimal	`7031426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4A82, 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 #6B4A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #6B4A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4a82; }
.text { color: #6b4a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 74 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4a82, #824a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6B4A82?: #6B4A82 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4A82?: The RGB value is 107, 74, 130: 107 red, 74 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4A82?: The complementary color is #61824A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4A82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.