What color is #6C17A1?

#6C17A1 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C17A1?

The RGB value is 108, 23, 161: 108 red, 23 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C17A1?

The complementary color is #4CA117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C17A1?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C17A1 color

#6C17A1 rgb(108, 23, 161)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C17A1 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 9% green and 63.1% blue (108, 23, 161).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 75% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#6C17A1 color codes

HEX	`#6C17A1`
RGB	`rgb(108, 23, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 75%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 86%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 86%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.34, 57.37, -56.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.34, 80.27, 315.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.922, 6.374, 34.261)`
Decimal	`7083937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C17A1, 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 #6C17A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C17A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #6C17A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c17a1; }
.text { color: #6c17a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c17a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 23 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c17a1, #a11791); }

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Questions

What color is #6C17A1?: #6C17A1 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C17A1?: The RGB value is 108, 23, 161: 108 red, 23 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C17A1?: The complementary color is #4CA117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C17A1?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.