What color is #6B4E73?

#6B4E73 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 #6B4E73?

The RGB value is 107, 78, 115: 107 red, 78 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4E73?

The complementary color is #56734E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4E73 color

#6B4E73 rgb(107, 78, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4E73 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 30.6% green and 45.1% blue (107, 78, 115).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#6B4E73 color codes

HEX	`#6B4E73`
RGB	`rgb(107, 78, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 30.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, 19.39, -16.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 25.43, 319.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.882, 9.813, 17.484)`
Decimal	`7032435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4E73, 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 #6B4E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #6B4E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4e73; }
.text { color: #6b4e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 78 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4e73, #734e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6B4E73?: #6B4E73 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 #6B4E73?: The RGB value is 107, 78, 115: 107 red, 78 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4E73?: The complementary color is #56734E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.