What color is #6D2A79?

#6D2A79 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D2A79?

The RGB value is 109, 42, 121: 109 red, 42 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D2A79?

The complementary color is #36792A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D2A79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D2A79 color

#6D2A79 rgb(109, 42, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D2A79 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 16.5% green and 47.5% blue (109, 42, 121).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 48% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#6D2A79 color codes

HEX	`#6D2A79`
RGB	`rgb(109, 42, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 16.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 48%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 65%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 65%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.13, 41.73, -31.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.13, 52.42, 322.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.585, 6.288, 18.742)`
Decimal	`7154297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D2A79, 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 #6D2A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D2A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #6D2A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d2a79; }
.text { color: #6d2a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d2a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 42 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d2a79, #792a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Purple.

Questions

What color is #6D2A79?: #6D2A79 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Galactic Grapevine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D2A79?: The RGB value is 109, 42, 121: 109 red, 42 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D2A79?: The complementary color is #36792A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D2A79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.