What color is #6C1677?

#6C1677 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C1677?

The RGB value is 108, 22, 119: 108 red, 22 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C1677?

The complementary color is #217716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C1677?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C1677 color

#6C1677 rgb(108, 22, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C1677 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 8.6% green and 46.7% blue (108, 22, 119).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 69% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ultraberry (#770088), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#6C1677 color codes

HEX	`#6C1677`
RGB	`rgb(108, 22, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 8.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 69%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 82%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 82%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27, 49.11, -35.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27, 60.57, 324.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.801, 5.094, 17.916)`
Decimal	`7083639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C1677, 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 #6C1677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C1677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #6C1677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c1677; }
.text { color: #6c1677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c1677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 22 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c1677, #771652); }

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Questions

What color is #6C1677?: #6C1677 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Ultraberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C1677?: The RGB value is 108, 22, 119: 108 red, 22 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C1677?: The complementary color is #217716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C1677?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.