What color is #6D4C6E?

#6D4C6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4C6E?

The RGB value is 109, 76, 110: 109 red, 76 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4C6E?

The complementary color is #4D6E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4C6E color

#6D4C6E rgb(109, 76, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4C6E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 29.8% green and 43.1% blue (109, 76, 110).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 18% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#6D4C6E color codes

HEX	`#6D4C6E`
RGB	`rgb(109, 76, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 29.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 18%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 31%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 31%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, 20.25, -14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 24.66, 325.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.705, 9.546, 15.975)`
Decimal	`7162990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4C6E, 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 #6D4C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6D4C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #6D4C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4c6e; }
.text { color: #6d4c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 76 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4c6e, #6e4c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #6D4C6E?: #6D4C6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4C6E?: The RGB value is 109, 76, 110: 109 red, 76 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4C6E?: The complementary color is #4D6E4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.