What color is #6C2377?

#6C2377 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C2377?

The RGB value is 108, 35, 119: 108 red, 35 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C2377?

The complementary color is #2E7723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C2377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C2377 color

#6C2377 rgb(108, 35, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C2377 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 13.7% green and 46.7% blue (108, 35, 119).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 55% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#6C2377 color codes

HEX	`#6C2377`
RGB	`rgb(108, 35, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 13.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 55%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 71%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 71%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, 44.26, -32.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 55.05, 323.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.115, 5.723, 18.021)`
Decimal	`7086967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C2377, 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 #6C2377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C2377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #6C2377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c2377; }
.text { color: #6c2377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c2377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 35 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c2377, #772358); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6C2377?: #6C2377 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C2377?: The RGB value is 108, 35, 119: 108 red, 35 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C2377?: The complementary color is #2E7723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C2377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.