What color is #6C476F?

#6C476F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C476F?

The RGB value is 108, 71, 111: 108 red, 71 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C476F?

The complementary color is #4A6F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C476F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C476F color

#6C476F rgb(108, 71, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C476F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 27.8% green and 43.5% blue (108, 71, 111).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#6C476F color codes

HEX	`#6C476F`
RGB	`rgb(108, 71, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 27.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 36%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, 23.15, -16.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 28.58, 324.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.307, 8.843, 16.147)`
Decimal	`7096175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C476F, 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 #6C476F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C476F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #6C476F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c476f; }
.text { color: #6c476f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c476f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 71 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c476f, #6f475e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6C476F?: #6C476F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C476F?: The RGB value is 108, 71, 111: 108 red, 71 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C476F?: The complementary color is #4A6F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C476F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.