What color is #6C3477?

#6C3477 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C3477?

The RGB value is 108, 52, 119: 108 red, 52 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C3477?

The complementary color is #3F7734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C3477?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C3477 color

#6C3477 rgb(108, 52, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C3477 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 20.4% green and 46.7% blue (108, 52, 119).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 39% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#6C3477 color codes

HEX	`#6C3477`
RGB	`rgb(108, 52, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 20.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 39%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 56%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 56%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.75, 35.91, -27.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.75, 45.47, 322.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.742, 6.977, 18.23)`
Decimal	`7091319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C3477, 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 #6C3477	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C3477 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #6C3477 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c3477; }
.text { color: #6c3477; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c3477; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 52 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c3477, #773461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6C3477?: #6C3477 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C3477?: The RGB value is 108, 52, 119: 108 red, 52 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C3477?: The complementary color is #3F7734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C3477?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.