What color is #6C19BE?

#6C19BE is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Emperor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C19BE?

The RGB value is 108, 25, 190: 108 red, 25 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C19BE?

The complementary color is #6BBE19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C19BE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C19BE color

#6C19BE rgb(108, 25, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C19BE is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 9.8% green and 74.5% blue (108, 25, 190).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 77% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 87% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Purple Emperor (#6633BB), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#6C19BE color codes

HEX	`#6C19BE`
RGB	`rgb(108, 25, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 9.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 77%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 87%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 87%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.14, 63.26, -68.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.14, 93.53, 312.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.824, 7.601, 49.339)`
Decimal	`7084478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C19BE, 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 #6C19BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C19BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #6C19BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c19be; }
.text { color: #6c19be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c19be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 25 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c19be, #be19bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6C19BE?: #6C19BE is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Emperor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C19BE?: The RGB value is 108, 25, 190: 108 red, 25 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C19BE?: The complementary color is #6BBE19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C19BE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.