What color is #6E348E?

#6E348E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E348E?

The RGB value is 110, 52, 142: 110 red, 52 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E348E?

The complementary color is #548E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E348E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E348E color

#6E348E rgb(110, 52, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E348E is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 20.4% green and 55.7% blue (110, 52, 142).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 46% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Perkin Mauve (#733C8E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#6E348E color codes

HEX	`#6E348E`
RGB	`rgb(110, 52, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 20.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 46%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 63%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 63%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.4, 41.6, -39.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.4, 57.41, 316.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.54, 7.724, 26.416)`
Decimal	`7222414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E348E, 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 #6E348E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E348E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #6E348E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e348e; }
.text { color: #6e348e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e348e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 52 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e348e, #8e3481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #6E348E?: #6E348E is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Perkin Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E348E?: The RGB value is 110, 52, 142: 110 red, 52 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E348E?: The complementary color is #548E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E348E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.