What color is #6C4872?

#6C4872 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 #6C4872?

The RGB value is 108, 72, 114: 108 red, 72 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4872?

The complementary color is #4E7248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4872?

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.

#6C4872 color

#6C4872 rgb(108, 72, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C4872 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 28.2% green and 44.7% blue (108, 72, 114).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#6C4872 color codes

HEX	`#6C4872`
RGB	`rgb(108, 72, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 28.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 37%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.06, 23.19, -18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.06, 29.39, 322.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.539, 9.038, 17.053)`
Decimal	`7096434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4872, 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 #6C4872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4872 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 #6C4872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4872; }
.text { color: #6c4872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 72 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4872, #724863); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6C4872?: #6C4872 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 #6C4872?: The RGB value is 108, 72, 114: 108 red, 72 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4872?: The complementary color is #4E7248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4872?: 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.