What color is #6D2B7D?

#6D2B7D 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 #6D2B7D?

The RGB value is 109, 43, 125: 109 red, 43 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D2B7D?

The complementary color is #3B7D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D2B7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D2B7D color

#6D2B7D rgb(109, 43, 125)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D2B7D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 16.9% green and 49% blue (109, 43, 125).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 49% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Grapevine (#6B327B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#6D2B7D color codes

HEX	`#6D2B7D`
RGB	`rgb(109, 43, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 16.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 49%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 66%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 66%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.54, 42.09, -33.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.54, 53.84, 321.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.872, 6.46, 20.072)`
Decimal	`7154557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D2B7D, 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 #6D2B7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D2B7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #6D2B7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d2b7d; }
.text { color: #6d2b7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d2b7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 43 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d2b7d, #7d2b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6D2B7D?: #6D2B7D 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 #6D2B7D?: The RGB value is 109, 43, 125: 109 red, 43 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D2B7D?: The complementary color is #3B7D2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D2B7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.