What color is #6D2392?

#6D2392 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D2392?

The RGB value is 109, 35, 146: 109 red, 35 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D2392?

The complementary color is #489223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D2392?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D2392 color

#6D2392 rgb(109, 35, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D2392 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 13.7% green and 57.3% blue (109, 35, 146).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 61% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 76% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sapphire Siren (#662288), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#6D2392 color codes

HEX	`#6D2392`
RGB	`rgb(109, 35, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 13.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 61%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 76%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 76%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.71, 50.16, -46.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.71, 68.3, 317.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.095, 6.529, 27.812)`
Decimal	`7152530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D2392, 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 #6D2392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D2392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #6D2392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d2392; }
.text { color: #6d2392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d2392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 35 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d2392, #92237f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6D2392?: #6D2392 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Sapphire Siren. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D2392?: The RGB value is 109, 35, 146: 109 red, 35 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D2392?: The complementary color is #489223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D2392?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.