What color is #6D4567?

#6D4567 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4567?

The RGB value is 109, 69, 103: 109 red, 69 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4567?

The complementary color is #456D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4567?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4567 color

#6D4567 rgb(109, 69, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4567 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 27.1% green and 40.4% blue (109, 69, 103).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 22% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 6% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#6D4567 color codes

HEX	`#6D4567`
RGB	`rgb(109, 69, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 27.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 22%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 37%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 6%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.98, 23.06, -12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.98, 26.38, 330.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.883, 8.487, 13.894)`
Decimal	`7161191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4567, 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 #6D4567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #6D4567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4567; }
.text { color: #6d4567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 69 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4567, #6d4553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D4567?: #6D4567 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4567?: The RGB value is 109, 69, 103: 109 red, 69 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4567?: The complementary color is #456D4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4567?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.