What color is #6B4B6E?

#6B4B6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4B6E?

The RGB value is 107, 75, 110: 107 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4B6E?

The complementary color is #4E6E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4B6E color

#6B4B6E rgb(107, 75, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4B6E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 29.4% green and 43.1% blue (107, 75, 110).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 19% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#6B4B6E color codes

HEX	`#6B4B6E`
RGB	`rgb(107, 75, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 29.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 19%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 32%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 32%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.53, 20.13, -14.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.53, 25.01, 323.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.394, 9.284, 15.941)`
Decimal	`7031662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4B6E, 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 #6B4B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #6B4B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4b6e; }
.text { color: #6b4b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 75 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4b6e, #6e4b60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B4B6E?: #6B4B6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4B6E?: The RGB value is 107, 75, 110: 107 red, 75 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4B6E?: The complementary color is #4E6E4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.