What color is #6E2F90?

#6E2F90 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E2F90?

The RGB value is 110, 47, 144: 110 red, 47 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E2F90?

The complementary color is #51902F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E2F90?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E2F90 color

#6E2F90 rgb(110, 47, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E2F90 is a dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 18.4% green and 56.5% blue (110, 47, 144).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 51% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Lucid Dreams (#632F92), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#6E2F90 color codes

HEX	`#6E2F90`
RGB	`rgb(110, 47, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 18.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 51%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 67%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 67%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.62, 44.58, -42.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.62, 61.28, 316.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.48, 7.362, 27.144)`
Decimal	`7221136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E2F90, 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 #6E2F90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E2F90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #6E2F90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e2f90; }
.text { color: #6e2f90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e2f90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 47 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e2f90, #902f81); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E2F90?: #6E2F90 is a dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Lucid Dreams. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E2F90?: The RGB value is 110, 47, 144: 110 red, 47 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E2F90?: The complementary color is #51902F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E2F90?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.