What color is #6C4E70?

#6C4E70 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4E70?

The RGB value is 108, 78, 112: 108 red, 78 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4E70?

The complementary color is #52704E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4E70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4E70 color

#6C4E70 rgb(108, 78, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C4E70 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 30.6% green and 43.9% blue (108, 78, 112).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#6C4E70 color codes

HEX	`#6C4E70`
RGB	`rgb(108, 78, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 30.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 30%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.49, 19.09, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.49, 24.03, 322.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.833, 9.807, 16.596)`
Decimal	`7097968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4E70, 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 #6C4E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6C4E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #6C4E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4e70; }
.text { color: #6c4e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 78 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4e70, #704e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C4E70?: #6C4E70 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4E70?: The RGB value is 108, 78, 112: 108 red, 78 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4E70?: The complementary color is #52704E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4E70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.