What color is #6E2065?

#6E2065 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2065?

The RGB value is 110, 32, 101: 110 red, 32 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2065?

The complementary color is #206E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2065 color

#6E2065 rgb(110, 32, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E2065 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 12.5% green and 39.6% blue (110, 32, 101).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 55% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Byzantium (#702963), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#6E2065 color codes

HEX	`#6E2065`
RGB	`rgb(110, 32, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 12.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 55%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 71%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, 42.69, -23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 48.5, 331.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.296, 5.288, 12.841)`
Decimal	`7217253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2065, 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 #6E2065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #6E2065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2065; }
.text { color: #6e2065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 32 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2065, #6e203e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E2065?: #6E2065 is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Byzantium. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2065?: The RGB value is 110, 32, 101: 110 red, 32 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2065?: The complementary color is #206E29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.