What color is #6D3F68?

#6D3F68 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D3F68?

The RGB value is 109, 63, 104: 109 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D3F68?

The complementary color is #3F6D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D3F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D3F68 color

#6D3F68 rgb(109, 63, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D3F68 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 24.7% green and 40.8% blue (109, 63, 104).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 27% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 5% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#6D3F68 color codes

HEX	`#6D3F68`
RGB	`rgb(109, 63, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 24.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 27%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 42%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 5%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.58, 26.85, -15.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.58, 31.04, 329.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.583, 7.806, 14.043)`
Decimal	`7159656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D3F68, 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 #6D3F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D3F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #6D3F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d3f68; }
.text { color: #6d3f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d3f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 63 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d3f68, #6d3f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6D3F68?: #6D3F68 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D3F68?: The RGB value is 109, 63, 104: 109 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D3F68?: The complementary color is #3F6D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D3F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.