What color is #6D4B91?

#6D4B91 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4B91?

The RGB value is 109, 75, 145: 109 red, 75 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4B91?

The complementary color is #6F914B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4B91?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4B91 color

#6D4B91 rgb(109, 75, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4B91 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 29.4% green and 56.9% blue (109, 75, 145).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 32% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Grapes of Italy (#714A8B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#6D4B91 color codes

HEX	`#6D4B91`
RGB	`rgb(109, 75, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 29.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 32%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 48%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.42, 29.05, -33.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.42, 44.27, 311)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.933, 10.328, 28.042)`
Decimal	`7162769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4B91, 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 #6D4B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D4B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #6D4B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4b91; }
.text { color: #6d4b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 75 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4b91, #904b91); }

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Questions

What color is #6D4B91?: #6D4B91 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Grapes of Italy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4B91?: The RGB value is 109, 75, 145: 109 red, 75 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4B91?: The complementary color is #6F914B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4B91?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.