What color is #6D4B72?

#6D4B72 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4B72?

The RGB value is 109, 75, 114: 109 red, 75 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4B72?

The complementary color is #50724B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4B72 color

#6D4B72 rgb(109, 75, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4B72 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 29.4% green and 44.7% blue (109, 75, 114).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#6D4B72 color codes

HEX	`#6D4B72`
RGB	`rgb(109, 75, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 29.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 34%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 34%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.93, 21.72, -16.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.93, 27.4, 322.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.86, 9.499, 17.125)`
Decimal	`7162738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4B72, 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 #6D4B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #6D4B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4b72; }
.text { color: #6d4b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 75 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4b72, #724b64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D4B72?: #6D4B72 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4B72?: The RGB value is 109, 75, 114: 109 red, 75 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4B72?: The complementary color is #50724B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.