What color is #6D486C?

#6D486C 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 #6D486C?

The RGB value is 109, 72, 108: 109 red, 72 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D486C?

The complementary color is #486D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D486C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D486C color

#6D486C rgb(109, 72, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D486C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 28.2% green and 42.4% blue (109, 72, 108).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 1% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#6D486C color codes

HEX	`#6D486C`
RGB	`rgb(109, 72, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 28.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 1%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.92, 22.27, -14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.92, 26.57, 326.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.331, 8.969, 15.319)`
Decimal	`7161964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D486C, 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 #6D486C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D486C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #6D486C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d486c; }
.text { color: #6d486c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d486c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 72 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d486c, #6d4859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D486C?: #6D486C 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 #6D486C?: The RGB value is 109, 72, 108: 109 red, 72 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D486C?: The complementary color is #486D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D486C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.