What color is #6C438A?

#6C438A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C438A?

The RGB value is 108, 67, 138: 108 red, 67 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C438A?

The complementary color is #618A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C438A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C438A color

#6C438A rgb(108, 67, 138)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C438A is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 26.3% green and 54.1% blue (108, 67, 138).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#6C438A color codes

HEX	`#6C438A`
RGB	`rgb(108, 67, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 26.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 51%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 51%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.06, 31.76, -32.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.06, 45.73, 313.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.778, 9.038, 25.111)`
Decimal	`7095178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C438A, 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 #6C438A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C438A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #6C438A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c438a; }
.text { color: #6c438a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c438a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 67 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c438a, #8a4384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C438A?: #6C438A is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lords of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C438A?: The RGB value is 108, 67, 138: 108 red, 67 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C438A?: The complementary color is #618A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C438A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.