What color is #6E3594?

#6E3594 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Heart. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6E3594?

The RGB value is 110, 53, 148: 110 red, 53 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E3594?

The complementary color is #5B9435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E3594?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E3594 color

#6E3594 rgb(110, 53, 148)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E3594 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 20.8% green and 58% blue (110, 53, 148).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#6E3594 color codes

HEX	`#6E3594`
RGB	`rgb(110, 53, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 20.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 64%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.98, 42.49, -42.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.98, 59.96, 315.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.048, 8, 28.868)`
Decimal	`7222676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E3594, 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 #6E3594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E3594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #6E3594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e3594; }
.text { color: #6e3594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e3594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 53 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e3594, #94358b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #6E3594?: #6E3594 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Heart. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6E3594?: The RGB value is 110, 53, 148: 110 red, 53 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E3594?: The complementary color is #5B9435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E3594?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.