What color is #6C0061?

#6C0061 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C0061?

The RGB value is 108, 0, 97: 108 red, 0 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C0061?

The complementary color is #006C0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C0061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C0061 color

#6C0061 rgb(108, 0, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C0061 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 0% green and 38% blue (108, 0, 97).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 100% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 10% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#6C0061 color codes

HEX	`#6C0061`
RGB	`rgb(108, 0, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 0%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 100%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 100%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 10%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.84, 50.47, -26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.84, 56.89, 332.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.342, 4.052, 11.65)`
Decimal	`7077985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C0061, 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 #6C0061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C0061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #6C0061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c0061; }
.text { color: #6c0061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c0061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 0 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c0061, #6c002b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #6C0061?: #6C0061 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C0061?: The RGB value is 108, 0, 97: 108 red, 0 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C0061?: The complementary color is #006C0B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C0061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.