What color is #6C4F74?

#6C4F74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6C4F74?

The RGB value is 108, 79, 116: 108 red, 79 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6C4F74?

The complementary color is #57744F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6C4F74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6C4F74 color

#6C4F74 rgb(108, 79, 116)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6C4F74 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.4% red, 31% green and 45.5% blue (108, 79, 116).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#6C4F74 color codes

HEX	`#6C4F74`
RGB	`rgb(108, 79, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.4%, 31%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 19.35, -16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 25.39, 319.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.132, 10.041, 17.819)`
Decimal	`7098228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6C4F74, 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 #6C4F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6C4F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6C4F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6c4f74; }
.text { color: #6c4f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6c4f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(108 79 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6c4f74, #744f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6C4F74?: #6C4F74 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6C4F74?: The RGB value is 108, 79, 116: 108 red, 79 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6C4F74?: The complementary color is #57744F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6C4F74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.