What color is #6E2F71?

#6E2F71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2F71?

The RGB value is 110, 47, 113: 110 red, 47 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2F71?

The complementary color is #32712F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2F71 color

#6E2F71 rgb(110, 47, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E2F71 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 18.4% green and 44.3% blue (110, 47, 113).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#6E2F71 color codes

HEX	`#6E2F71`
RGB	`rgb(110, 47, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 18.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 58%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.74, 37.9, -25.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.74, 45.78, 325.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.427, 6.541, 16.333)`
Decimal	`7221105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2F71, 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 #6E2F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #6E2F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2f71; }
.text { color: #6e2f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 47 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2f71, #712f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6E2F71?: #6E2F71 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Eminence. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2F71?: The RGB value is 110, 47, 113: 110 red, 47 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2F71?: The complementary color is #32712F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.