What color is #6C2297?

#6C2297 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 #6C2297?

The RGB value is 108, 34, 151: 108 red, 34 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C2297?

The complementary color is #4D9722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C2297?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C2297 color

#6C2297 rgb(108, 34, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C2297 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 13.3% green and 59.2% blue (108, 34, 151).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 63% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wild Violet (#63209B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#6C2297 color codes

HEX	`#6C2297`
RGB	`rgb(108, 34, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 13.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 63%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 77%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 77%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.8, 51.46, -49.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.8, 71.26, 316.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.341, 6.567, 29.89)`
Decimal	`7086743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C2297, 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 #6C2297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C2297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #6C2297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c2297; }
.text { color: #6c2297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 34 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c2297, #972288); }

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Questions

What color is #6C2297?: #6C2297 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 #6C2297?: The RGB value is 108, 34, 151: 108 red, 34 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C2297?: The complementary color is #4D9722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C2297?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.