What color is #6D4E7A?

#6D4E7A 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 #6D4E7A?

The RGB value is 109, 78, 122: 109 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6D4E7A?

The complementary color is #5B7A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6D4E7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6D4E7A color

#6D4E7A rgb(109, 78, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6D4E7A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42.7% red, 30.6% green and 47.8% blue (109, 78, 122).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#6D4E7A color codes

HEX	`#6D4E7A`
RGB	`rgb(109, 78, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42.7%, 30.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 36%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.03, 21.67, -19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.03, 29.46, 317.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.543, 10.105, 19.698)`
Decimal	`7163514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6D4E7A, 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 #6D4E7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6D4E7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #6D4E7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6d4e7a; }
.text { color: #6d4e7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6d4e7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(109 78 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6d4e7a, #7a4e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6D4E7A?: #6D4E7A 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 #6D4E7A?: The RGB value is 109, 78, 122: 109 red, 78 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6D4E7A?: The complementary color is #5B7A4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6D4E7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.