What color is #6E23DC?

#6E23DC is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Voluptuous Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E23DC?

The RGB value is 110, 35, 220: 110 red, 35 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E23DC?

The complementary color is #91DC23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E23DC?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E23DC color

#6E23DC rgb(110, 35, 220)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E23DC is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 13.7% green and 86.3% blue (110, 35, 220).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 73% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Voluptuous Violet (#7711DD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#6E23DC color codes

HEX	`#6E23DC`
RGB	`rgb(110, 35, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 13.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 73%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 84%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 84%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.27, 67.52, -79.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.27, 104.34, 310.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.946, 9.684, 68.514)`
Decimal	`7218140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E23DC, 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 #6E23DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E23DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #6E23DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e23dc; }
.text { color: #6e23dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e23dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 35 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e23dc, #cb23dc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E23DC?: #6E23DC is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Voluptuous Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E23DC?: The RGB value is 110, 35, 220: 110 red, 35 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E23DC?: The complementary color is #91DC23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E23DC?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.