What color is #6D4471?

#6D4471 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4471?

The RGB value is 109, 68, 113: 109 red, 68 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4471?

The complementary color is #487144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4471 color

#6D4471 rgb(109, 68, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4471 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 26.7% green and 44.3% blue (109, 68, 113).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#6D4471 color codes

HEX	`#6D4471`
RGB	`rgb(109, 68, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 26.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 40%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.16, 25.74, -18.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.16, 31.87, 323.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.354, 8.578, 16.677)`
Decimal	`7160945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4471, 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 #6D4471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #6D4471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4471; }
.text { color: #6d4471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 68 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4471, #71445e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #6D4471?: #6D4471 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4471?: The RGB value is 109, 68, 113: 109 red, 68 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4471?: The complementary color is #487144, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.