What color is #6E407C?

#6E407C 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 #6E407C?

The RGB value is 110, 64, 124: 110 red, 64 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6E407C?

The complementary color is #4E7C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6E407C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6E407C color

#6E407C rgb(110, 64, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6E407C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.1% red, 25.1% green and 48.6% blue (110, 64, 124).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 32% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Eminence (#6E3974), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#6E407C color codes

HEX	`#6E407C`
RGB	`rgb(110, 64, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.1%, 25.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 32%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 48%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 48%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, 30.84, -26.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 40.4, 319.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.901, 8.437, 20.067)`
Decimal	`7225468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6E407C, 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 #6E407C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6E407C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #6E407C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6e407c; }
.text { color: #6e407c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6e407c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(110 64 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6e407c, #7c406c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #6E407C?: #6E407C 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 #6E407C?: The RGB value is 110, 64, 124: 110 red, 64 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6E407C?: The complementary color is #4E7C40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6E407C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.