What color is #6B4B7D?

#6B4B7D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B4B7D?

The RGB value is 107, 75, 125: 107 red, 75 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4B7D?

The complementary color is #5D7D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4B7D?

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.

#6B4B7D color

#6B4B7D rgb(107, 75, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4B7D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 29.4% green and 49% blue (107, 75, 125).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 25% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 7.17:1).

#6B4B7D color codes

HEX	`#6B4B7D`
RGB	`rgb(107, 75, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 29.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 25%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 40%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 40%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.19, 23.52, -23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.19, 32.99, 315.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.281, 9.639, 20.612)`
Decimal	`7031677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4B7D, 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 #6B4B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4B7D 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 #6B4B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4b7d; }
.text { color: #6b4b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 75 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4b7d, #7d4b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6B4B7D?: #6B4B7D is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B4B7D?: The RGB value is 107, 75, 125: 107 red, 75 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4B7D?: The complementary color is #5D7D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4B7D?: 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.