What color is #6E0064?

#6E0064 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E0064?

The RGB value is 110, 0, 100: 110 red, 0 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E0064?

The complementary color is #006E0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E0064?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E0064 color

#6E0064 rgb(110, 0, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E0064 is a dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 0% green and 39.2% blue (110, 0, 100).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 9% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#6E0064 color codes

HEX	`#6E0064`
RGB	`rgb(110, 0, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 0%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 9%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.44, 51.31, -27.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.44, 58.1, 332.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.731, 4.236, 12.412)`
Decimal	`7209060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E0064, 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 #6E0064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E0064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #6E0064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e0064; }
.text { color: #6e0064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e0064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 0 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e0064, #6e002d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6E0064?: #6E0064 is a dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E0064?: The RGB value is 110, 0, 100: 110 red, 0 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E0064?: The complementary color is #006E0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E0064?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.