What color is #6C468B?

#6C468B 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 #6C468B?

The RGB value is 108, 70, 139: 108 red, 70 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C468B?

The complementary color is #658B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C468B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C468B color

#6C468B rgb(108, 70, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C468B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 27.5% green and 54.5% blue (108, 70, 139).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Lords of the Night (#664488), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#6C468B color codes

HEX	`#6C468B`
RGB	`rgb(108, 70, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 27.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 50%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 30.23, -32.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 44.26, 313.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.034, 9.433, 25.555)`
Decimal	`7095947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C468B, 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 #6C468B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C468B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #6C468B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c468b; }
.text { color: #6c468b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c468b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 70 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c468b, #8b4688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #6C468B?: #6C468B 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 #6C468B?: The RGB value is 108, 70, 139: 108 red, 70 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C468B?: The complementary color is #658B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C468B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.