What color is #6D469E?

#6D469E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D469E?

The RGB value is 109, 70, 158: 109 red, 70 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D469E?

The complementary color is #779E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D469E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D469E color

#6D469E rgb(109, 70, 158)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D469E is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 27.5% green and 62% blue (109, 70, 158).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#6D469E color codes

HEX	`#6D469E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 70, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 27.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 56%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.02, 35.34, -41.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.02, 54.81, 310.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.667, 10.1, 33.518)`
Decimal	`7161502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D469E, 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 #6D469E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D469E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #6D469E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d469e; }
.text { color: #6d469e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d469e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 70 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d469e, #99469e); }

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Questions

What color is #6D469E?: #6D469E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D469E?: The RGB value is 109, 70, 158: 109 red, 70 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D469E?: The complementary color is #779E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D469E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.