What color is #6B4E7A?

#6B4E7A 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 #6B4E7A?

The RGB value is 107, 78, 122: 107 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B4E7A?

The complementary color is #5D7A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B4E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B4E7A color

#6B4E7A rgb(107, 78, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6B4E7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 30.6% green and 47.8% blue (107, 78, 122).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#6B4E7A color codes

HEX	`#6B4E7A`
RGB	`rgb(107, 78, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 30.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 36%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.81, 20.98, -20.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.81, 29.21, 315.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.3, 9.98, 19.687)`
Decimal	`7032442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B4E7A, 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 #6B4E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6B4E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #6B4E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b4e7a; }
.text { color: #6b4e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b4e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 78 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b4e7a, #7a4e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6B4E7A?: #6B4E7A 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 #6B4E7A?: The RGB value is 107, 78, 122: 107 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B4E7A?: The complementary color is #5D7A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B4E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.