What color is #6D4E78?

#6D4E78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6D4E78?

The RGB value is 109, 78, 120: 109 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4E78?

The complementary color is #59784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4E78 color

#6D4E78 rgb(109, 78, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4E78 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 30.6% green and 47.1% blue (109, 78, 120).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 21% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#6D4E78 color codes

HEX	`#6D4E78`
RGB	`rgb(109, 78, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 30.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 21%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 35%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 35%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 21.22, -18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 28.39, 318.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.421, 10.056, 19.052)`
Decimal	`7163512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4E78, 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 #6D4E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D4E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #6D4E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4e78; }
.text { color: #6d4e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 78 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4e78, #784e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D4E78?: #6D4E78 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6D4E78?: The RGB value is 109, 78, 120: 109 red, 78 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4E78?: The complementary color is #59784E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.